CVE-1999-1249

Medium

Published: 06/01/1997(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.48%

38th percentile - higher than 38% of all known CVEs

Movemail in HP-UX 10.20 has insecure permissions, allowing local users to gain privileges.

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

It is recommended to review and correct the permissions for movemail to minimize the risk of unauthorized access.

Original NVD description (English source)

movemail in HP-UX 10.20 has insecure permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges.