CVE-2006-5201 — Multiple packages on Sun Solaris, including (1) NSS; (2) Java JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 8 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.x up to 1.4.2_12, and SDK and JRE 1.3.x up to 1.3.1_19; (3) JSSE 1.0.3_03 and earlier; (4) IPSec/IKE; (5) Secure Global Desktop; and (6) StarOffice, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, removes PKCS-1 padding before generating a hash, which allows remote attackers to forge a PKCS #1 v1.5 signature that is signed by that RSA key and prevents these products from correctly verifying X.509 and other certificates that use PKCS #1

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MEDIUM

Multiple packages on Sun Solaris, including (1) NSS; (2) Java JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 8 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.x up to 1.4.2_12, and SDK and JRE 1.3.x up to 1.3.1_19; (3) JSSE 1.0.3_03 and earlier; (4) IPSec/IKE; (5) Secure Global Desktop; and (6) StarOffice, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, removes PKCS-1 padding before generating a hash, which allows remote attackers to forge a PKCS #1 v1.5 signature that is signed by that RSA key and prevents these products from correctly verifying X.509 and other certificates that use PKCS #1

Published Oct 9, 2006

4.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 3.42%

Description

Multiple packages on Sun Solaris, including (1) NSS; (2) Java JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 8 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.x up to 1.4.2_12, and SDK and JRE 1.3.x up to 1.3.1_19; (3) JSSE 1.0.3_03 and earlier; (4) IPSec/IKE; (5) Secure Global Desktop; and (6) StarOffice, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, removes PKCS-1 padding before generating a hash, which allows remote attackers to forge a PKCS #1 v1.5 signature that is signed by that RSA key and prevents these products from correctly verifying X.509 and other certificates that use PKCS #1.

Affected products

Configuration 1

Sun / Nss Application

n/a
Sun / Secure Global Desktop Application

n/a
Sun / Staroffice Application

n/a

Configuration 2

Sun / Solaris OS

9.0
Sun / Solaris OS

10.0
Sun / Sunos OS

5.8

Configuration 3

Sun / Jdk Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jdk Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jdk Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jdk Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jdk Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jdk Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jdk Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jdk Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jdk Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jdk Application

1.5.0

Configuration 4

Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_2
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_03
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_04
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_05
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_06
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_07
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_08
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_09
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_10
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_11
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_12
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_13
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_14
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_15
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_16
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_17
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_18
Sun / Jre Application

1.3.1_19
Sun / Jre Application

1.4.2
Sun / Jre Application

1.4.2_1
Sun / Jre Application

1.4.2_2
Sun / Jre Application

1.4.2_3
Sun / Jre Application

1.4.2_4
Sun / Jre Application

1.4.2_5
Sun / Jre Application

1.4.2_6
Sun / Jre Application

1.4.2_7
Sun / Jre Application

1.4.2_8
Sun / Jre Application

1.4.2_9
Sun / Jre Application

1.4.2_10
Sun / Jre Application

1.4.2_11
Sun / Jre Application

1.4.2_12
Sun / Jre Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jre Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jre Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jre Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jre Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jre Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jre Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jre Application

1.5.0
Sun / Jre Application

1.5.0

Configuration 5

Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_01
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_01a
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_02
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_03
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_04
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_05
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_06
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_07
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_08
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_09
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_10
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_11
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_12
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_13
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_14
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_15
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_16
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_17
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_18
Sun / Sdk Application

1.3.1_19
Sun / Sdk Application

1.4.2
Sun / Sdk Application

1.4.2_1
Sun / Sdk Application

1.4.2_2
Sun / Sdk Application

1.4.2_3
Sun / Sdk Application

1.4.2_4
Sun / Sdk Application

1.4.2_5
Sun / Sdk Application

1.4.2_6
Sun / Sdk Application

1.4.2_7
Sun / Sdk Application

1.4.2_8
Sun / Sdk Application

1.4.2_9
Sun / Sdk Application

1.4.2_10
Sun / Sdk Application

1.4.2_11
Sun / Sdk Application

1.4.2_12

Configuration 6

Sun / Jsse Application

1.0.3
Sun / Jsse Application

1.0.3_01
Sun / Jsse Application

1.0.3_02
Sun / Jsse Application

1.0.3_03

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

3.42% 0.03422

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.03422

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (16 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	3.42% (0.03422)	88.51th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	3.05% (0.03053)	85.82th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Nov 2, 2025	4.73% (0.04734)	88.95th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	3.67% (0.03674)	87.11th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.18% (0.01182)	85.71th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 20, 2024	1.14% (0.01143)	84.59th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jan 13, 2024	1.41% (0.01409)	85.05th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 5, 2023	1.30% (0.01302)	84.32th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 20, 2023	1.59% (0.01592)	85.83th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 13, 2023	0.65% (0.00646)	76.61th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 6, 2023	0.51% (0.00509)	73.33th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 13, 2023	0.34% (0.00336)	66.67th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.49% (0.00487)	72.29th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.96% (0.01955)	78.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.96% (0.01955)	76.59th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.96% (0.01955)	55.71th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (11)

http://secunia.com/advisories/22204
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22226
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22325
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22992
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102648-1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102657-1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-250.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/845620
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3898
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3899
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3960
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22204		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22226		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22325		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22992		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102648-1		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102657-1		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-250.htm		x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/845620		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3898		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3899		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3960		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Oct 9, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Oct 9, 2006

Link CVE-2006-5201

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-5201

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-5201