Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-1999-1205 is a legacy HP-UX issue where the nettune tool was installed with root privileges. A local user could abuse it to change important networking settings and disrupt service. The source bundle does not show remote access, data theft, or confirmed active exploitation. Exposure is likely limited to organizations still operating HP-UX 10.00 or 10.01 systems with local user access and nettune present with setuid root permissions. Treat this as a legacy-system risk. It is unlikely to affect modern environments, but any remaining HP-UX 10.00 or 10.01 host with shared local access could suffer avoidable service disruption. Mitigation focus: Identify any HP-UX 10.00 or 10.01 systems still in service.; Check HP advisory HPSBUX9607-035 or vendor support for corrected guidance.; Review nettune permissions and remove unnecessary setuid exposure only after validation..
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- Known Exploited
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CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- hp-nettune(414)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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