CVE-2006-5557 (GCVE-0-2006-5557)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-10-27 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 19:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the (1) swpackage and (2) swmodify commands in HP-UX B.11.11 and possibly other versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -S argument. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2006-2574, but the details relating to CVE-2006-2574 are too vague to be certain.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/33993 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20706 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2633 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| http://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/ | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20735 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://osvdb.org/33994 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2634 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Date Public
2006-10-24 00:00
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