CVE-2006-5462

N/A Unknown
Published: November 08, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS) library before 3.11.3, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.8, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.6, 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. NOTE: this identifier is for unpatched product versions that were originally intended to be addressed by CVE-2006-4340.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0733.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0734.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0735.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22722
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22727
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22737
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22763
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22770
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22815
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22817
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22965
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22980
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23009
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23013
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23197
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23202
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23235
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23263
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23287
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23297
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23883
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/24711
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-06.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-07.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-08.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017180
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017181
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017182
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102781-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-246.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1224
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1225
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1227
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/335392
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:205
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:206
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-60.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-66.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_68_mozilla.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-381-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-382-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-312A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4387
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0293
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1198
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00771742
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=356215
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30098
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10478
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0733.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0734.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0735.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22722
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22727
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22737
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22763
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22770
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22815
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22817
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22965
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22980
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23009
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23013
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23197
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23235
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23263
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23287
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23883
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24711
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-06.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-07.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-08.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017180
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017181
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102781-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-246.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1224
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1225
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1227
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/335392
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:205
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:206
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-60.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-66.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_68_mozilla.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-381-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-382-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-312A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4387
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0293
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1198
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00771742
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=356215
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30098
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10478
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

108 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
12.8%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla