Quick answers
- Is CVE-1999-1160 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-1160 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-1999-1160?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 2 February 1997.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Hp-Ux 9.x, 10.x.
- Is there a fix for CVE-1999-1160?
- A patch was published on 1997-02-19. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-1999-1160 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network or with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-1999-1160?
- Check whether you run Hp-Ux at an affected version. 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 vulnerability exists in the ftpd and kftpd executables on HP-UX 9.x and 10.x. The flaw allows both regular and anonymous FTP users to bypass security restrictions and access files with root privileges. The attack can be initiated over the network without prior authentication if anonymous FTP is enabled, or locally by an authenticated user. Successful exploitation results in complete system compromise (Full Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability impact). HP released patches PHNE_10008, PHNE_10009, PHNE_10010, and PHNE_10011 to address this issue in 1997.
Affected products
- HP HP-UX 9.x, 10.x
Timeline
- 1997-02-02: disclosed
- 1997-02-19: advisory: HP Security Bulletin HPSBUX9702-055 released
- 1997-02-19: patched