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CVE-1999-1139

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 1997-09-01 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Character-Terminal User Environment (CUE) in HP-UX 11.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the IOERROR.mytty file.

Affected Platforms

Hp Hp-Ux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References