6.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-5462
Mozilla NSS RSA Key Exponent 3 Signature Forgery Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 8, 2006, 9:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2017, 1:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-5462 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 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla thunderbird
3 Mozilla seamonkey
4 Mozilla network_security_services
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-2006-5462.

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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-5462 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-5462 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. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10478 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10478 [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/30098 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30098 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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-2006-5462 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-2006-5462 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

41.91 }} -2.63%

score

0.97345

percentile

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