01 Record
CVE-2006-5557
Stack-based buffer overflow in the (1) swpackage and (2) swmodify commands in HP-UX B.11.11 and possibly other versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -S argument. NOTE: this
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the (1) swpackage and (2) swmodify commands in HP-UX B.11.11 and possibly other versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -S argument. NOTE: this
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 72.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-10-27 16:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 19:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-10-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 35774d9440112c5a47f6da9074ab17862f210badd963d466748230d5691d1496
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- osvdb.org33993http://osvdb.org/33993
- www.securityfocus.com20706http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20706
- www.exploit-db.com2633https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2633
- blogs.23.nuhttp://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/
- www.securityfocus.com20735http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20735
- osvdb.org33994http://osvdb.org/33994
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:5035https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5035
- www.exploit-db.com2634https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2634