CVE-2006-2937

N/A Unknown
Published: September 28, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-613
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openbsd.org/errata.html#openssl2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://openvpn.net/changelog.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22094
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22116
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22165
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22166
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22172
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22186
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22193
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22207
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22212
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22216
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22220
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22240
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22259
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22260
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22284
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22298
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22330
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22385
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22460
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22487
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22544
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22626
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22671
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22758
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22772
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22799
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23038
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23131
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23280
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23309
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23340
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23351
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23680
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23915
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/24930
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/24950
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25889
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26329
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/30124
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31531
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:23.openssl.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016943
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1185
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/247744
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_24_sr.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_58_openssl.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20060928.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/29260
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20248
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.serv-u.com/releasenotes/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0054
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-353-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-613
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00805100
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00849540
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kolab.org/security/kolab-vendor-notice-11.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://marc.info/?l=bind-announce&m=116253119512445&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openbsd.org/errata.html#openssl2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openvpn.net/changelog.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22094
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22116
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22165
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22166
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22186
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22193
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22207
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22212
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22240
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22259
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22260
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22298
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22330
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22385
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22487
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22544
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22626
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22671
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22758
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22772
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22799
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23038
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23131
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23280
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23309
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23340
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23351
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23680
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23915
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24930
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24950
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25889
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26329
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30124
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31531
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:23.openssl.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-11.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016943
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102668-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102747-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200585-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201534-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-220.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-260.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.arkoon.fr/upload/alertes/37AK-2006-06-FR-1.1_FAST360_OPENSSL_ASN1.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1185
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2006-6.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200612-11.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/247744
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:177
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:178
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_24_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_58_openssl.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.021-openssl.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20060928.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/29260
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0695.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447318/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447393/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20248
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.serv-u.com/releasenotes/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0054
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-353-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3069097-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9986131-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3820
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3860
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3869
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3902
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3936
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4036
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4264
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4327
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4329
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4401
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4417
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4761
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4980
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0343
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1401
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2315
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2783
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2396
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29228
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

272 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.1%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

openssl