What is the severity of CVE-2006-5557?

CVE-2006-5557 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for arbitrary code execution.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5557?

To fix CVE-2006-5557, users should apply the latest security patches provided by HPE for affected versions of HP-UX.

Who is affected by CVE-2006-5557?

CVE-2006-5557 affects local users of HP-UX versions 11.00, 11.11, and 11.4.

What causes CVE-2006-5557?

CVE-2006-5557 is caused by a stack-based buffer overflow in the swpackage and swmodify commands due to improper handling of long -S arguments.

Is CVE-2006-5557 a duplicate of another CVE?

CVE-2006-5557 may be a duplicate of CVE-2006-2574, although the details of the latter are less clear.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2006-5557

medium

4.6

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other 119

27/10/2006

19/10/2017

CVE-2006-5557: Buffer Overflow

First published: Fri Oct 27 2006(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
HPE HP-UX	=11.11
HPE HP-UX	=11.4
HPE HP-UX	=11.00

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20706

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5557?
CVE-2006-5557 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for arbitrary code execution.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5557?
To fix CVE-2006-5557, users should apply the latest security patches provided by HPE for affected versions of HP-UX.
Who is affected by CVE-2006-5557?
CVE-2006-5557 affects local users of HP-UX versions 11.00, 11.11, and 11.4.
What causes CVE-2006-5557?
CVE-2006-5557 is caused by a stack-based buffer overflow in the swpackage and swmodify commands due to improper handling of long -S arguments.
Is CVE-2006-5557 a duplicate of another CVE?
CVE-2006-5557 may be a duplicate of CVE-2006-2574, although the details of the latter are less clear.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5557?
CVE-2006-5557 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for arbitrary code execution.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5557?
To fix CVE-2006-5557, users should apply the latest security patches provided by HPE for affected versions of HP-UX.
Who is affected by CVE-2006-5557?
CVE-2006-5557 affects local users of HP-UX versions 11.00, 11.11, and 11.4.
What causes CVE-2006-5557?
CVE-2006-5557 is caused by a stack-based buffer overflow in the swpackage and swmodify commands due to improper handling of long -S arguments.
Is CVE-2006-5557 a duplicate of another CVE?
CVE-2006-5557 may be a duplicate of CVE-2006-2574, although the details of the latter are less clear.