CVE-2006-5462

Description

Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS) library before 3.11.3, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.8, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.6, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, does not properly handle extra data in a signature, which allows remote attackers to forge signatures for SSL/TLS and email certificates. NOTE: this identifier is for unpatched product versions that were originally intended to be addressed by CVE-2006-4340.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.36% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23883	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23235	third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-08.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23013	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-246.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/22770	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4387	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1225	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017180	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23009	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=356215	patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-312A.html	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1227	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22980	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0293	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0733.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24711	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23263	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22763	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22965	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-382-1	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0735.html	vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017181	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_68_mozilla.html	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-07.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1198	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23297	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22727	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22815	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0734.html	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/335392	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00771742	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30098	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22737	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23202	third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-06.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:206	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10478	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/23197	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1224	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066	third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-66.html	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22817	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22722	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102781-1	vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-60.html	patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017182	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:205	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23287	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-381-1	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5462?: CVE-2006-5462 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5462?: To fix CVE-2006-5462, 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-2006-5462 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5462 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.