CVE - CVE-2006-5556

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-5556	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:20718 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20718 EXPLOIT-DB:2636 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2636 MISC:http://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/ XF:hpux-timezone-bo(29777) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29777
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20061027	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20061027)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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