Unscored severity · published Sep 28, 2006
CVE-2006-2940
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)…
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CVSS
5.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.1% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openssl · Openssl
0.9.1c; 0.9.2b; 0.9.3; 0.9.3a; 0.9.4; 0.9.5; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2940
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2940
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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