Vulnerability in OpenSSL
CVE-2006-7250
The mime_hdr_cmp function in crypto/asn1/asn_mime.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8t and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted S/MIME message.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.070 (93.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.070 · newest: 0.070 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenSSL — versions 0.9.1c, 0.9.2b, 0.9.3
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/48516 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/48899 (third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.mail-archive.com/openssl-dev@openssl.org/msg30305.html (mailing-list)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52181 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/36533 (third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1424-1 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-7250?
- CVE-2006-7250 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL. Published 2012-02-29.
- Is CVE-2006-7250 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.