CVE-1999-1139
Character-Terminal User Environment (CUE) in HP-UX 11.0 and earlier allows local users to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1139- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1139- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1120 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1120- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mxfh-mpgw-mj7f No score
Character-Terminal User Environment (CUE) in HP-UX 11.0 and earlier allows local users to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mxfh-mpgw-mj7f- 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-1999-1139 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Hp Hp-ux, published September 1, 1997. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
codetalker.com/advisories/vendor/hp/hpsbux9801-074.html
iss.net/security_center/static/2007.php
security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-199801/0122.html
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=87602880019745&w=2
ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/i-027b.shtml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1139
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mxfh-mpgw-mj7f