CVE-1999-0961
HPUX sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack during log file...
HPUX sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack during log file creation.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
HPUX sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack during log file creation.
- Record
CVE-1999-0961- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
HPUX sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack during log file creation.
- Record
CVE-1999-0961- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0942 No score
HPUX sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack during log file creation.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0942- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4r7f-px9v-848g No score
HPUX sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack during log file...
HPUX sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack during log file creation.
- Record
GHSA-4r7f-px9v-848g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0961 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Hp Hp-ux, published September 21, 1996. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.