CVE-1999-0423 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability within the hpterm utility on HP-UX 10.20 systems. This flaw allows an authenticated local user to gain elevated privileges on the affected machine. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium), exploitation is considered low complexity, requiring local access to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this vulnerability.
| 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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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