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CVE-1999-1161

Vulnerability in ppl in HP-UX 10.x and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by forcing ppl to core dump.

Published: Nov 3, 1996 Modified: Apr 16, 2026

CVSS Metrics

Affected Products (2)

Vendor Product Version
hp hp-ux *
hp hp-ux 9

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-23x2-c6m6-m9c7

Vulnerability in ppl in HP-UX 10.x and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 7.2 / 10
EPSS Score 0.05%

Top 85% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 28.8 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub