{"id":"CVE-1999-0961","title":"HPUX sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack during log file creation.","summary":"HPUX sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack during log file creation.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.2,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","published":"1996-09-21","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0961","references":[{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419906&w=2","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419906&w=2","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00419,"epssPercentile":0.35894,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-22T15:59:08.110Z","slug":"CVE-1999-0961","body":"## Overview\n\nHPUX sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack during log file creation.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":34,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":34.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}