cve/2006/CVE-2006-5556.md

### [CVE-2006-5556](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5556)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2636

#### Github
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