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TI-1999-00130 Aliases CVE-1999-0132GHSA-3x35-fvpx-4r5q

Expreserve, as used in vi and ex, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root access.

Priority LOW 12Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Expreserve, as used in vi and ex, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root access.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00476 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3cVulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3u1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3u1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3c Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3u1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3u1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0132
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3x35-fvpx-4r5q

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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