VYPR
Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 24, 1999· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1247

CVE-1999-1247

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the HP Camera component of HP DCE/9000 on HP-UX 9.x allows attackers to gain root access.

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A privilege escalation vulnerability in the HP Camera component of HP DCE/9000 on HP-UX 9.x allows attackers to gain root access.

Vulnerability

The HP Camera component of HP DCE/9000 on HP-UX 9.x contains a vulnerability that permits attackers to gain root privileges. The specific flaw is not detailed in the available references, but it affects the Camera component within the DCE/9000 software suite on HP-UX 9.x.

Exploitation

The exploitation requirements are not disclosed. The description indicates that attackers can gain root privileges, but the necessary access level (local or remote) and any prerequisites are unknown from the provided information.

Impact

Successful exploitation results in full root privileges on the affected HP-UX 9.x system, leading to complete compromise of system security.

Mitigation

No mitigation or patch is documented in the provided reference. Users should consult HP for historical advisories regarding this vulnerability.

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Affected products

2

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.

References

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