CVE-2006-4340 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can forge SSL/TLS and email certificates by exploiting improper handling of RSA signature data in the NSS library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-4340?
CVE-2006-4340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 15 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4340?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Network Security Services, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4340?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2006-4340 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4340 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as CVE-2006-4341, DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4340, GHSA-q7vf-rjwh-chxv.