CVE-2006-5558

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Published Oct 27, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 7.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

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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:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.23::ia64_64-bit:::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-5543	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.7% (7.707% 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/20726
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5804
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2635

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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