CVE-2006-5556 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2006-10-27

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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 vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00747.

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-10-27T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:55:53.472Z

Reserved: 2006-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5556

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-10-27T16:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5556

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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