CVE-2006-5111

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Published Oct 2, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

The libksba library 0.9.12 and possibly other versions, as used by gpgsm in the newpg package on SUSE LINUX, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed X.509 certificate in a signature.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libksba_library:libksba_library:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-5096	The libksba library 0.9.12 and possibly other versions, as used by gpgsm in the newpg package on SUSE LINUX, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed X.509 certificate in a signature.
Ubuntu USN	USN-365-1	libksba vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.932% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/22423
http://secunia.com/advisories/22445
http://secunia.com/advisories/22473
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:183
http://www.novell.com/linux/download/updates/101_x86_64.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20565
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-365-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29621

History

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Subscriptions

Libksba Library Libksba Library

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:41 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 2, 2006, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:41 PM
Reserved: Oct 2, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:30 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 3, 2006, 4:03 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:30 PM

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