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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-5556

CVE-2006-5556

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.

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Affected products

4
  • Microfocus/Hpux3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • HPE/HP-UXllm-fuzzy
    Range: B.11.11

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