CVE-1999-0333 describes a critical vulnerability in HP OpenView Omniback, affecting HP-UX systems. This flaw permits remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges through IP address spoofing, while local users can achieve root access via a symlink attack. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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