CVE-2006-3127 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory exhaustion in NSS by triggering numerous RSA operations, affecting systems using this library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-3127?
CVE-2006-3127 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak in Network Security Services (NSS) 3.11, as used in Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 through 2005Q1 and Java System Directory Server 5.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by performing a large number of RSA cryptographic operations.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3127?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Java Enterprise System, Sun Java System Directory Server.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3127?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3127 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-3127 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3127 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jc9w-4vh5-cjvm.