CVE-2006-4340

security flaw

Published Sep 15, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS) library before 3.11.3, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.5, 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, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-4339. NOTE: on 20061107, Mozilla released an advisory stating that these versions were not completely patched by MFSA2006-60. The newer fixes for 1.5.0.7 are covered by CVE-2006-5462.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1191-1 New Mozilla Thunderbird packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1192-1 New Mozilla packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1210-1 New Mozilla Firefox packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4328 Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS) library before 3.11.3, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.5, 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, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-4339. NOTE: on 20061107, Mozilla released an advisory stating that these versions were not completely patched by MFSA2006-60. The newer fixes for 1.5.0.7 are covered by CVE-2006-5462.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-350-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-351-1 firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-352-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-361-1 Mozilla vulnerabilities
References
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ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060901-01-P.asc cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21903 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21906 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21915 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21916 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21939 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21940 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21949 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/21950 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22001 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22025 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22036 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22044 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22055 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22056 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22074 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22088 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22195 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22210 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22226 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22247 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22274 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22299 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22342 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22422 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22446 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22849 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22992 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23883 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/24711 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-19.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-01.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016858 cve-icon cve-icon
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016859 cve-icon cve-icon
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016860 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102648-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102781-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-224.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-250.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1192 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1210 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200610-06.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.imc.org/ietf-openpgp/mail-archive/msg14307.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:168 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:169 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.matasano.com/log/469/many-rsa-signatures-may-be-forgeable-in-openssl-and-elsewhere/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-60.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-66.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_54_mozilla.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_55_ssl.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0675.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0676.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0677.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446140/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-350-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-351-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-352-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-354-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-361-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-312A.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1191 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3617 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3622 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3899 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0293 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1198 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00771742 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30098 cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-640 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4340 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11007 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4340 cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:06 PM
Reserved
Aug 24, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 15, 2006, 6:07 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:28 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 15, 2006, 12:01 AM