CVE-2006-5558

Critical

Description

Format string vulnerability in the swask command in HP-UX B.11.11 and possibly other versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the -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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
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, 11.23—

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