7.8
HIGH
CVE-2006-2937
OpenSSL ASN.1 Denial of Service
Description

OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l and 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory consumption) via malformed ASN.1 structures that trigger an improperly handled error condition.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 28, 2006, 6:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:12 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2006-2937 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-2937 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 Openssl openssl
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2006-2937.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-007.txt.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01118771
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01118771
http://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-613
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00805100
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00805100
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00849540
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00849540
http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-11.txt Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-September/049715.html Patch
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
http://marc.info/?l=bind-announce&m=116253119512445&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
http://openbsd.org/errata.html#openssl2 Patch
http://openvpn.net/changelog.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22094 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22116 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22165 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22166 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22172 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22186 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22193 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22207 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22212 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22216 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22220 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22240 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22259 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22260 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22284 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22298
http://secunia.com/advisories/22330 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22385 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22460 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22487 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22544 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22626 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22671 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22758
http://secunia.com/advisories/22772
http://secunia.com/advisories/22799
http://secunia.com/advisories/23038
http://secunia.com/advisories/23131
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
http://secunia.com/advisories/23280
http://secunia.com/advisories/23309
http://secunia.com/advisories/23340
http://secunia.com/advisories/23351
http://secunia.com/advisories/23680
http://secunia.com/advisories/23915
http://secunia.com/advisories/24930
http://secunia.com/advisories/24950
http://secunia.com/advisories/25889
http://secunia.com/advisories/26329
http://secunia.com/advisories/30124
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492
http://secunia.com/advisories/31531
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:23.openssl.asc Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-11.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016943 Patch
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.676946 Patch
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=461863&group_id=69227
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102668-1 Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102747-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200585-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201534-1
http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-220.htm Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-260.htm
http://www.arkoon.fr/upload/alertes/37AK-2006-06-FR-1.1_FAST360_OPENSSL_ASN1.pdf Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.arkoon.fr/upload/alertes/41AK-2006-08-FR-1.1_SSL360_OPENSSL_ASN1.pdf
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/contnetw/ps4162/tsd_products_security_response09186a008077af1b.html
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20061108-openssl.shtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1185 Patch
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2006-6.shtml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200612-11.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/247744 Patch US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:172
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:177
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:178
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_24_sr.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_58_openssl.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.021-openssl.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20060928.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/29260
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0695.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447318/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447393/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20248 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
http://www.serv-u.com/releasenotes/ Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0054 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-353-1 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3069097-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9986131-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3820
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3860
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3869
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3902
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3936
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4019
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4036
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4264
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4327
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4329
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4401
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4417
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4761
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4980
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0343
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1401
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2315
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2783
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2396
http://www.xerox.com/downloads/usa/en/c/cert_ESSNetwork_XRX07001_v1.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29228
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10560
https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00967144
https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00967144
https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00967144
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-007.txt.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01118771
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01118771
http://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-613
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00805100
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00805100
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00849540
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00849540
http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-11.txt Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-September/049715.html Patch
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
http://marc.info/?l=bind-announce&m=116253119512445&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
http://openbsd.org/errata.html#openssl2 Patch
http://openvpn.net/changelog.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22094 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22116 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22165 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22166 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22172 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22186 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22193 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22207 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22212 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22216 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22220 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22240 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22259 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22260 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22284 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22298
http://secunia.com/advisories/22330 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22385 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22460 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22487 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22544 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22626 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22671 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22758
http://secunia.com/advisories/22772
http://secunia.com/advisories/22799
http://secunia.com/advisories/23038
http://secunia.com/advisories/23131
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
http://secunia.com/advisories/23280
http://secunia.com/advisories/23309
http://secunia.com/advisories/23340
http://secunia.com/advisories/23351
http://secunia.com/advisories/23680
http://secunia.com/advisories/23915
http://secunia.com/advisories/24930
http://secunia.com/advisories/24950
http://secunia.com/advisories/25889
http://secunia.com/advisories/26329
http://secunia.com/advisories/30124
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492
http://secunia.com/advisories/31531
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:23.openssl.asc Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-11.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016943 Patch
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.676946 Patch
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=461863&group_id=69227
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102668-1 Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102747-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200585-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201534-1
http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-220.htm Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-260.htm
http://www.arkoon.fr/upload/alertes/37AK-2006-06-FR-1.1_FAST360_OPENSSL_ASN1.pdf Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.arkoon.fr/upload/alertes/41AK-2006-08-FR-1.1_SSL360_OPENSSL_ASN1.pdf
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/contnetw/ps4162/tsd_products_security_response09186a008077af1b.html
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20061108-openssl.shtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1185 Patch
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2006-6.shtml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200612-11.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/247744 Patch US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:172
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:177
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:178
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_24_sr.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_58_openssl.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.021-openssl.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20060928.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/29260
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0695.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447318/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447393/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20248 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
http://www.serv-u.com/releasenotes/ Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0054 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-353-1 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3069097-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9986131-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3820
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3860
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3869
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3902
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3936
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4019
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4036
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4264
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4327
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4329
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4401
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4417
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4761
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4980
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0343
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1401
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2315
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2783
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2396
http://www.xerox.com/downloads/usa/en/c/cert_ESSNetwork_XRX07001_v1.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29228
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10560
https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00967144
https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00967144
https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00967144

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-2937 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/447393/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/447318/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447393/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447318/100/0/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:10560 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10560 [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/29228 [Patch]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29228 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation OpenSSL 0.9.7 anterior a 0.9.7l y 0.9.8 anterior a 0.9.8d permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (bucle infinito y consumo de memoria) mediante estructuras ASN.1 mal formadas que disparan una condición de error no manejada correctamente.
    Added Translation OpenSSL 0.9.7 en versiones anteriores a 0.9.7l y 0.9.8 en versiones anteriores a 0.9.8d permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (bucle infinito y consumo de memoria) a través de estructuras ASN.1 mal formadas que desencadenan una condición de error manejada incorrectamente.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bind-announce&m=116253119512445&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bind-announce&m=116253119512445&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 02, 2006

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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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-2937 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-2006-2937 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

14.58 }} 3.73%

score

0.95567

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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