Stack-based buffer overflow in the (1) swpackage and (2) swmodify commands in HP-UX B.11.11 and possibly other versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -S argument
Published Oct 27, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.41%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the (1) swpackage and (2) swmodify commands in HP-UX B.11.11 and possibly other versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.41% (0.01410) | 71.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.40% (0.01395) | 68.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.59% (0.00586) | 67.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.47% (0.02470) | 81.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.47% (0.02470) | 79.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.47% (0.02470) | 58.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://osvdb.org/33993 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://osvdb.org/33994 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20706 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20735 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5035 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2633 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2634 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.23.nu/prdelka/stories/13144/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://osvdb.org/33993 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://osvdb.org/33994 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20706 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20735 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5035 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2633 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2634 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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