CVE-1999-1139 json
Character-Terminal User Environment (CUE) in HP-UX 11.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privilege…
published 1997-09-01 29 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-1120
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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codetalker.com
/advisories/vendor/hp/hpsbux9801-074.html
vendor-advisory, patch, url-repurposed
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security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk
/bugtraq-199801/0122.html
mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
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iss.net
/security_center/static/2007.php
vdb-entry
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=87602880019745&w=2
mailing-list
-
ciac.org
/ciac/bulletins/i-027b.shtml
third-party-advisory, government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-1999-1139
- NVD CVE-1999-1139
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