// For flags

CVE-2006-5556

HP-UX 11i - 'LIBC TZ' Enviroment Variable Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

4.6
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Desbordamiento de búfer en la función localtime_r y otras ciertas funciones, en libc en HP-UX B.11.11 y posiblemente otras versiones permiten usuarios locales ejecutar código de su elección a través de una variable de entorno TZ.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2006-10-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2006-10-27 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-07 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Hp
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 Hp-ux
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 11.00
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Affected
Hp
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 Hp-ux
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 11.4
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Affected
Hp
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 Hp-ux
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 11.11
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Affected