CVE-1999-0014 Privilege escalation in n/a
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0014 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-0014 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 29 Sep 1999. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0014 exists.
Affected product: Hp Hp-Ux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0014/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0014/index.md)
Attackers can gain privileged access or cause denial of service via the dtappgather program in CDE.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0014?
CVE-1999-0014 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 29 Sep 1999. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unauthorized privileged access or denial of service via dtappgather program in CDE.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0014?
It affects 4 products.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0014?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0014 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0014 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Hp Hp-Ux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wgf5-r6hp-p33g.