CVE-2006-5556

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 27, 2006
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-5556: Medium severity, CVSS 4.6 | Vulnix