CVE-2006-2940
OpenSSL Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l, 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d, and earlier versions allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via parasitic public keys with large (1) "public exponent" or (2) "public modulus" values in X.509 certificates that require extra time to process when using RSA signature verification.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 28, 2006, 6:07 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 18, 2018, 4:44 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2006-2940 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2006-2940 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2006-2940 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.
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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:10311 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10311 [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/29230 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29230 [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, 0.9.8 anterior a 0.9.8d, y versiones anteriores permiten a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de CPU) mediante ciertas claves públicas con valores largos (1) "exponentes públicos" o (2) "modulos públicos" en certificados X.509 que requieren tiempo extra para ser procesadas utilizando la firma de verificación. Added Translation OpenSSL 0.9.7 en versiones anteriores a 0.9.7l, 0.9.8 en versiones anteriores a 0.9.8d y versiones anteriores permite a atacantes provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de CPU) a través de claves públicas parasitarias con valores grandes de (1) "exponente público" o (2) "módulo público" en certificados X.509 que requiere tiempo extra de procesamiento cuando utiliza una verificación de firma RSA. -
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
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-2940 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-2940
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
11.61 }} 2.18%
score
0.95364
percentile