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CVE-1999-1089

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.

Published

1996-12-13T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	hp	hp-ux	≤ 10.20	Yes
Operating System	hp	hp-ux	9	Yes
Operating System	hp	hp-ux	10	Yes

References

http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-16.shtml Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-21.shtml Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420285&w=2 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2008 ([email protected])
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-16.shtml Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-21.shtml Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420285&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2008 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)