CVE-1999-0325 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting HP-UX systems. The vhe_u_mnt program allows local users to create root-owned files via symbolic link manipulation, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable by a local attacker with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.