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. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2006-2574, but the details relating to CVE-2006-2574 are too vague to be certain.

Score

CVSS 2.0 10.0 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2006-10-27

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Hp-ux (Hp)

References

• 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