CVE-2006-5558

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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-2006-5558: Critical severity, CVSS 10.0 | Vulnix