CVE-1999-1161

high

Description

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

References

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7438.php

http://www.codetalker.com/advisories/vendor/hp/hpsbux9704-057.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420103&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420102&w=2

http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-32.shtml

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1996-11-03

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: 0.00047