CVE-1999-1239Medium· 4.6▾ SunlitHP-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.
▾ Sunlit zone — Low / medium · no exploitation signal
impact 25.3 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Jul 4.
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Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
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0.5% → 0.5%
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.
Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.