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    CVE-2006-5462

    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.

    Published:Nov 8, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 8, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.12793
    CVSS Score:6.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Firefox
    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Network Security Services
    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Seamonkey
    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Thunderbird
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High