CVE-1999-0423

Summary

CVE-1999-0423 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the hpterm application on HP-UX 10.20. Local users can exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges, gaining unauthorized access to system resources and potentially compromising the security of the affected system. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient access control checks within hpterm, allowing local users to bypass restrictions and execute commands with elevated privileges. System administrators are advised to apply relevant patches to mitigate this risk and secure their HP-UX 10.20 environments.

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