CVE-2006-5557

N/A Unknown
Published: October 27, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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 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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://osvdb.org/33993
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/33994
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20706
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20735
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5035
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2633
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2634
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://osvdb.org/33993
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/33994
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20735
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5035
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2633
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2634
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

hp