Quick answers
- Is CVE-1999-1249 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-1249 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-1999-1249?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.6, published 6 January 1997.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- HP HP-UX 10.20.
- Is there a fix for CVE-1999-1249?
- 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-1999-1249 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-1999-1249?
- 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
The movemail utility in HP-UX 10.20 was distributed with insecure file permissions (typically involving setuid or setgid bits or overly permissive write access). This vulnerability allows a local attacker to exploit the utility to gain the privileges of the file owner or group, which is often 'mail' or 'root'. The attack requires local shell access but no special authentication beyond a standard user account. Successful exploitation results in a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. HP released a patch (HPSBUX9701-047) to address this issue by correcting the file permissions.
Affected products
- HP HP-UX 10.20
Timeline
- 1997-01-06: disclosed: Initial publication of the vulnerability details.
- 1997-01-06: advisory: HP released security advisory HPSBUX9701-047.