CVE-1999-1433

HP JetAdmin D.01.09 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-1433. PoCs published by emffmmadffsdf.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in HP JetAdmin Rev. D.01.09, where the software fails to check if the log file is a symlink before creating it with world-writable permissions. An attacker can create a symlink from /tmp/jetadmin.log to a sensitive file (e.g., /.rhosts) to escalate privileges.

Description

HP JetAdmin D.01.09 on Solaris allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/jetadmin.log file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by emffmmadffsdf · textremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19124

This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in HP JetAdmin Rev. D.01.09, where the software fails to check if the log file is a symlink before creating it with world-writable permissions. An attacker can create a symlink from /tmp/jetadmin.log to a sensitive file (e.g., /.rhosts) to escalate privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: HP JetAdmin Rev. D.01.09
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to create symbolic links
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104525988&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104526067&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/157

Scores

EPSS 0.0094
EPSS Percentile 56.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
hp/jetadmin rev._d.01.09
Published Jul 15, 1998
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026