CVE-1999-0962: HP HP-Ux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in HPUX passwd command allows local users to gain root privileges via a command line option.

Affected products

• HP HP-Ux: version 9 only; version 10 only

Published 1997-05-14. Last modified 2026-06-16.