Vulnerability in OpenSSL
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 trigger an improperly handled error condition.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.108 (95.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.108 · newest: 0.108 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenSSL — versions 0.9.7, 0.9.7a, 0.9.7b
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/22212 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750 (vdb-entry)
- www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html
- secunia.com/advisories/23915 (third-party-advisory)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp (vendor-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (Patch, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/23038 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-2937?
- CVE-2006-2937 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, classified under CWE-399. Published 2006-09-28.
- Is CVE-2006-2937 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.