CVE-2006-5557

Hp-ux - Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by prdelka · clocalhp-ux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2633
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by prdelka · clocalhp-ux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2634

Scores

EPSS 0.0089
EPSS Percentile 75.6%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
hp/hp-ux 11.00
hp/hp-ux 11.4
hp/hp-ux 11.11
Published Oct 27, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026