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DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2940
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2940
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l, 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d, and earlier versions allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via parasitic public keys with large (1) "public exponent" or (2) "public modulus" values in X.509 certificates that require extra time to process when using RSA signature verification.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | openssl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | openssl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | openssl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | openssl | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Sep 28, 2006 CVE Published
- Aug 4, 2026 CVE Updated