CVE-1999-1089

high

Description

Buffer overflow in chfn command in HP-UX 9.X through 10.20 allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2008

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420285&w=2

http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-21.shtml

http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-16.shtml

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1996-12-13

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00055