CVE-2006-5462
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.4
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22722
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22770
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/335392
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-60.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-66.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-312A.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=356215
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22722
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22770
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/335392
References
- 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
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22727
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22737
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22763
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22770
- 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