CVE-2006-5556

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.6
Exploit probability—
ProductHp-ux
PublishedOct 27, 2006
First seenOct 27, 2006

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
hp hp-ux11.00, 11.4, 11.11—

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