CVE-1999-1135 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in VUE 3.0 within HP-UX 9.x, allowing local users to gain root access. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this flaw presents a critical risk due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While patches PHSS_4994 and PHSS_5438 addressed this issue, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this legacy vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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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