Unscored severity · published Sep 28, 2006
CVE-2006-2937
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…
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CVSS
11%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.0% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openssl · Openssl
0.9.7; 0.9.7a; 0.9.7b; 0.9.7c; 0.9.7d; 0.9.7e; +10 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2937
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2937
docs.info.apple.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
h20000.www2.hp.com
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01118771
issues.rpath.com
http://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-613
itrc.hp.com
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00805100
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