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.
Published: 2006-10-27
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 3.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:55:53.201Z

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

Link: CVE-2006-5558

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Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2006-5558

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