CVE-2006-5558
Format string vulnerability in the swask command in HP-UX B.11.11 and possibly other versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the -s argument.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the swask command in HP-UX B.11.11 and possibly other versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the -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
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 7.57% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hp/hp-ux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20726Exploit, Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5804
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2635
- http://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20726Exploit, Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5804
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2635
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.