CVE-1999-1139

N/A Unknown
Published: September 01, 1997 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Character-Terminal User Environment (CUE) in HP-UX 11.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the IOERROR.mytty file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602880019745&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-199801/0122.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/i-027b.shtml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.codetalker.com/advisories/vendor/hp/hpsbux9801-074.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory URL Repurposed
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/2007.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602880019745&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-199801/0122.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/i-027b.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.codetalker.com/advisories/vendor/hp/hpsbux9801-074.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory URL Repurposed
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/2007.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
32th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

hp