CVE-2006-5201

Description

Multiple packages on Sun Solaris, including (1) NSS; (2) Java JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 8 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.x up to 1.4.2_12, and SDK and JRE 1.3.x up to 1.3.1_19; (3) JSSE 1.0.3_03 and earlier; (4) IPSec/IKE; (5) Secure Global Desktop; and (6) StarOffice, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, removes PKCS-1 padding before generating a hash, which allows remote attackers to forge a PKCS #1 v1.5 signature that is signed by that RSA key and prevents these products from correctly verifying X.509 and other certificates that use PKCS #1.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.67% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22992	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102657-1	vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3899	vdb entry permissions required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3960	vdb entry permissions required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3898	vdb entry permissions required
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-250.htm	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22325	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102648-1	vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22204	third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22226	third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/845620	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5201?: CVE-2006-5201 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5201?: To fix CVE-2006-5201, 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-2006-5201 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5201 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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