CVE-1999-0132

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Published Sep 29, 1999 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4::x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3c:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3u1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0132	Expreserve, as used in vi and ex, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root access.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.476% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1996-19.html
http://www.osvdb.org/11723
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/401

History

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Subscriptions

Hp Hp-ux

Sun Solaris Sunos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:27 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 29, 1999, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:27 PM
Reserved: Jun 7, 1999, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 15, 1996, 4:00 AM
Modified: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

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