CVE-2006-5556
MediumPublished
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...
- Published
- Oct 27, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Oct 24, 2006
Primary CVSS
4.6/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P1.3%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 68.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1prdelka · hp-ux · Oct 24, 2006
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