CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1161

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.54%

41th percentile - higher than 41% of all known CVEs

Summary

Vulnerability in ppl in HP-UX 10.x and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by forcing ppl to core dump.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the system to a newer version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to local users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Vulnerability in ppl in HP-UX 10.x and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by forcing ppl to core dump.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS