MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Nov 8, 2006
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.75%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5.0.1
- 1.5.0.2
- 1.5.0.3
- 1.5.0.4
- 1.5.0.5
- 1.5.0.6
- 1.5.0.7
- 3.11.3
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5.0.1
- 1.5.0.2
- 1.5.0.3
- 1.5.0.4
- 1.5.0.6
- 1.5.0.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
seamonkey-0:1.0.6-0.1.el2
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0734
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.6-0.1.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0734
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
devhelp-0:0.10-0.5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0734
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:1.5.0.8-0.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0733
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.6-0.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0734
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.8-0.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0735
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | seamonkey-0:1.0.6-0.1.el2 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0734 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.6-0.1.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0734 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | devhelp-0:0.10-0.5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0734 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:1.5.0.8-0.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0733 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.6-0.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0734 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.8-0.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0735 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.75% 0.02754
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02754
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 (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.75% (0.02754) | 85.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.61% (0.02611) | 83.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.36% (0.12363) | 93.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.54% (0.18536) | 92.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.36% (0.12363) | 93.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 83.33% (0.83333) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 77.02% (0.77019) | 98.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 38.49% (0.38494) | 97.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 41.91% (0.41906) | 97.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2024 | 44.53% (0.44534) | 97.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 36.89% (0.36887) | 97.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 37.51% (0.37512) | 97.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 30.70% (0.30702) | 96.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 23.25% (0.23251) | 96.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 12, 2023 | 2.87% (0.02873) | 89.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 3.71% (0.03705) | 90.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02526) | 88.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2023 | 2.70% (0.02700) | 88.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02577) | 88.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01765) | 86.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (58)
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- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-06.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
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- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-08.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017180 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017181 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017182 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102781-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-246.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1224 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1227 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/335392 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
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- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-60.html x_refsource_MISCPatch
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618211 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30098 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5462
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10478 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5462
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 8, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 23, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5462
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a