Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-5558 (CCN-29780)

Assigned:2006-10-24
Published:2006-10-24
Updated:2017-10-19
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.8 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MISC
Type: Exploit
http://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-5558

Source: CCN
Type: Hewlett-Packard Web site
HP-UX 11i

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch
20726

Source: CCN
Type: BID-20726
HP-UX Software Distributor SWAsk Local Format String Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
hpux-swask-format-string(29780)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5804

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: UNKNOWN
2635

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.23:*:ia64_64-bit:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5804
    V
    HP-UX Running Software Distributor Local Elevation of Privilege
    2014-03-24
    BACK
    hp hp-ux 11.00
    hp hp-ux 11.4
    hp hp-ux 11.11
    hp hp-ux 11.23