CVE-2006-5111

Description

The libksba library 0.9.12 and possibly other versions, as used by gpgsm in the newpg package on SUSE LINUX, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed X.509 certificate in a signature.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.20% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22473	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29621	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22423	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:183	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/download/updates/101_x86_64.html	patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-365-1	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20565	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22445	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5111?: CVE-2006-5111 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5111?: To fix CVE-2006-5111, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-5111 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5111 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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