CVE-2006-5201
mediumpriority · track · 17OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.034 · 89 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Multiple packages on Sun Solaris, including (1) NSS; (2) Java JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 8 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.x up to 1.4.2_12, and SDK and JRE 1.3.x up to 1.3.1_19; (3) JSSE 1.0.3_03 and earlier; (4) IPSec/IKE; (5) Secure Global Desktop; and (6) StarOffice, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, removes PKCS-1 padding before generating a hash, which allows remote attackers to forge a PKCS #1 v1.5 signature that is signed by that RSA key and prevents these products from correctly verifying X.509 and other certificates that use PKCS #1.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.4–4
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affected products (79)
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references (22)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/22204enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22226enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22325enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22992enisa_euvd
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102648-1enisa_euvd
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102657-1enisa_euvd
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-250.htmenisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/845620enisa_euvd
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