Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 1, 1997· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1139
CVE-1999-1139
Description
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.
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References
5- security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-199801/0122.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.codetalker.com/advisories/vendor/hp/hpsbux9801-074.htmlnvdPatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
- marc.infonvd
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/i-027b.shtmlnvd
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/2007.phpnvd
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