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CVE-2006-5558
Format string vulnerability in the swask command in HP-UX B.11.11 and possibly other versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code…
High10.0EPSS 7.7%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.7% · top 5.4% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20726 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5804 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 2635 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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