4.6
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2006-5452
HP DTmail Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 23, 2006, 5:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-5452 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Hp hp-ux
2 Hp tru64
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The vulnerability in dtmail can be remediated by installing the relevant patch.
  • Install the appropriate patch for your operating system.
  • Reboot the system if required by the patch installation.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-5452.

URL Resource
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00793091
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://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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-5452 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-5452 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-5452 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-5452 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00793091
    Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00793091
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22451
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22528
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1017083
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1017098
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1017099
    Added Reference http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-DTMAIL-20060810.txt
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449321/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20580
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4139
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4140
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29644
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5175
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/449321/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449321/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5175 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5175 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/29644 [Patch]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29644 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 23, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} 0.01%

score

0.44010

percentile