{"id":"CVE-1999-1239","title":"HP-UX 9.x does not properly enable the Xauthority mechanism in certain conditions, which could allow local users to access the X display even when they have not explicitly been authorized to do so.","summary":"HP-UX 9.x does not properly enable the Xauthority mechanism in certain conditions, which could allow local users to access the X display even when they have not explicitly been authorized to do so.","severity":"medium","cvss":4.6,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","published":"1994-07-13","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1239","references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/1559","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2261","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/1559","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2261","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00489,"epssPercentile":0.41031,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-19T03:39:00.736Z","slug":"CVE-1999-1239","body":"## Overview\n\nHP-UX 9.x does not properly enable the Xauthority mechanism in certain conditions, which could allow local users to access the X display even when they have not explicitly been authorized to do so.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":25,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":25.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}