CVE-1999-1160

Summary

CVE-1999-1160 is a significant vulnerability affecting HP-UX 10.x and 9.x versions of the ftpd/kftpd software. This issue permits local and potentially remote users to elevate their privileges to root, posing a serious threat to system security. The vulnerability exists due to an improperly restricting a pathname in the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service. Successful exploitation may result in complete system compromise. It is strongly recommended that affected systems be updated to a patch or newer version to mitigate this risk.

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