---
id: CVE-1999-1205
title: >-
  nettune in HP-UX 10.01 and 10.00 is installed setuid root, which allows local
  users to cause a denial of service by modifying critical networking
  configuration information.
summary: >-
  nettune in HP-UX 10.01 and 10.00 is installed setuid root, which allows local
  users to cause a denial of service by modifying critical networking
  configuration information.
severity: low
cvss: 2.1
cvssVector: 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P'
published: '1996-06-07'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1205'
references:
  - url: 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419195&w=2'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://packetstormsecurity.org/advisories/ibm-ers/96-08'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/414'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419195&w=2'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://packetstormsecurity.org/advisories/ibm-ers/96-08'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/414'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00475
epssPercentile: 0.40235
ingestedAt: '2026-06-22T15:59:08.076Z'
---

## Overview

nettune in HP-UX 10.01 and 10.00 is installed setuid root, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by modifying critical networking configuration information.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.