Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-4340

Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS) library before 3.11.3, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.5, 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, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-4339. NOTE: on 20061107, Mozilla released an advisory stating that these versions were not completely patched by MFSA2006-60. The newer fixes for 1.5.0.7 are covered by CVE-2006-5462.
Published 2006-09-15 18:07:00
Updated 2023-02-13 02:16:43
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validation

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4340

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 26.39%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 96 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-4340

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
4.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
4.9
4.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2006-4340

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2006-4340

Products affected by CVE-2006-4340

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