Is CVE-1999-0962 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-0962 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-1999-0962?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 14 May 1997.

Is there a fix for CVE-1999-0962?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-1999-0962 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

Am I affected by CVE-1999-0962?

Check whether you run Hp-Ux. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-1999-0962: HP HP-UX buffer overflow in passwd command

CVE-1999-0962 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 1997-05-14

A security vulnerability exists in the password management utility of the HP-UX operating system. This flaw allows a person who already has basic access to the system to gain full administrative (root) control. Such an exploit could lead to a total compromise of the server, including unauthorized access to all data and the ability to disrupt operations.

Technologies: Hp-Ux. Vendors: Hp.

Quick answers

Is CVE-1999-0962 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-0962 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-1999-0962?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 14 May 1997.
Which products and versions are affected?: HP HP-UX.
Is there a fix for CVE-1999-0962?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-1999-0962 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-1999-0962?: Check whether you run Hp-Ux. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists within the 'passwd' executable in HP-UX. The flaw is triggered by providing an overly long or malformed string to a specific command-line option, which fails to perform adequate bounds checking. Because the 'passwd' utility typically runs with elevated (SetUID root) privileges to modify system authentication files, a successful exploit allows a local, unprivileged attacker to execute arbitrary code with root authority. This is a classic local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability. HP released advisory HPSBUX9701-045 to address this issue.

Affected products

HP HP-UX

Timeline

1997-05-14: advisory: NVD Published Date
1997-01-01: advisory: HP Advisory HPSBUX9701-045 issued (approximate date based on ID)

References

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