CVE-1999-1573

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 1999-12-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in the "r-cmnds" (1) remshd, (2) rexecd, (3) rlogind, (4) rlogin, (5) remsh, (6) rcp, (7) rexec, and (8) rdist for HP-UX 10.00 through 11.00 allow attackers to gain privileges or access files.

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HP-UX: 10.00, 10.01, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 11.00

References

http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=490
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-022.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/13217
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/1471
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7860
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5550
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=490
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-022.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/13217
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/1471
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7860
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5550

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