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CVE-2006-2937

OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l and 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory consumption) via malformed ASN.1 structures that trigger an improperly handled error condition.

Severity
High 7.8
Published
28 Sept 2006
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
11% in the next 30 daysHigher than 95% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-399
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
OpenSSLServers and applications · cpe:a:openssl:openssl
  • Version 0.9.8c
  • Version 0.9.8b
  • Version 0.9.8a
  • Version 0.9.8
All 16 release lines
  • Version 0.9.7
  • Version 0.9.7a
  • Version 0.9.7b
  • Version 0.9.7c
  • Version 0.9.7d
  • Version 0.9.7e
  • Version 0.9.7f
  • Version 0.9.7g
  • Version 0.9.7h
  • Version 0.9.7i
  • Version 0.9.7j
  • Version 0.9.7k
  • Version 0.9.8
  • Version 0.9.8a
  • Version 0.9.8b
  • Version 0.9.8c

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2937
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2937