CVE-1999-0132

HP-UX - Arbitrary File Overwrite and Privilege Escalation via Expreserve

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Expreserve, as used in vi and ex, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root access.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/401
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/11723
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1996-19.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0235
EPSS Percentile 85.1%

Details

Status published
Products (13)
hp/hp-ux 9
hp/hp-ux 10
sun/solaris 2.4
sun/sunos 4.1.1
sun/sunos 4.1.2
sun/sunos 4.1.3
sun/sunos 4.1.3c
sun/sunos 4.1.3u1
sun/sunos 5.0
sun/sunos 5.1
... and 3 more
Published Aug 15, 1996
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026