VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-5557
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.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 1.42%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.42% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hp/hp-ux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/Exploit
- http://osvdb.org/33993
- http://osvdb.org/33994
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20706Exploit, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20735
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5035
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2633
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2634
- http://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/Exploit
- http://osvdb.org/33993
- http://osvdb.org/33994
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20706Exploit, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20735
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5035
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2633
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2634
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.