CVE-1999-1144 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting HP-UX 10.x systems, specifically within certain files of the MPower software. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated local attacker to gain full control of the system due to insecure file permissions. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this decades-old CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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