CVE-2006-5556

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Published Oct 27, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in the localtime_r function, and certain other functions, in libc in HP-UX B.11.11 and possibly other versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long TZ environment variable.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-5541	Buffer overflow in the localtime_r function, and certain other functions, in libc in HP-UX B.11.11 and possibly other versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long TZ environment variable.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.326% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20718
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29777
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2636

History

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Subscriptions

Hp Hp-ux

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 27, 2006, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:55 PM
Reserved: Oct 27, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:31 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 27, 2006, 4:07 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:31 PM

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