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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-5452 · published 23 October 2006

CVE-2006-5452: Hp-ux vulnerability

Hp · Hp Ux

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.

4.6 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.62% · top 52.0%
4.6CVSS 2.0 base score
0.62%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
26References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00793091
http://secunia.com/advisories/22451
http://secunia.com/advisories/22528
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017083
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017098 Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017099 Patch
http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-DTMAIL-20060810.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449321/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20580
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4139
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4140
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29644
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5175
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00793091
http://secunia.com/advisories/22451
http://secunia.com/advisories/22528
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017083
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017098 Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017099 Patch
http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-DTMAIL-20060810.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449321/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20580
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4139
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4140
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29644
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5175

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-5452), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-05). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.