CVE-1999-0961

Medium CVSS 6.2

Published 1996-09-21 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0961, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

HPUX sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack during log file creation.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0961

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C