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

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.