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CVE-1999-1161

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1996-11-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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

Affected products

• Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HP-UX: through 10; 9

References

• http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-32.shtml
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420102&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420103&w=2
• http://www.codetalker.com/advisories/vendor/hp/hpsbux9704-057.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7438.php
• http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-32.shtml
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420102&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420103&w=2
• http://www.codetalker.com/advisories/vendor/hp/hpsbux9704-057.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7438.php

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