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.
EPSS: 0.106 (95.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Openssl — versions 0.9.7, 0.9.7a, 0.9.7b
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, 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.