CVE-2006-5452

Published: Oct 23, 2006Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

NVD MITRE

4.6CVSSMEDIUM

EPSS Score

Description

Buffer overflow in dtmail on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F through 5.1B and HP-UX B.11.00 through B.11.23 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -a (aka attachment) argument.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

hp-ux hp

On-premOS

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

tru64 hp

On-premOS

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

n/a n/a

hpcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka hewlett packard, hpe

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00793091

h20000.www2.hp.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/22451

secunia.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/22528

secunia.com

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Timeline

Published

Oct 23, 2006

Last Updated

Apr 23, 2026

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