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CVE-2006-2940

OpenSSL 0.9.7 before 0.9.7l, 0.9.8 before 0.9.8d, and earlier versions allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via parasitic public keys with large (1) "public exponent" or (2) "public modulus" values in X.509 certificates that require extra time to process when using RSA signature verification.

Severity
High 7.8
Published
28 Sept 2006
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
5.1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 92% 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 47 release lines
  • Version 0.9.1c
  • Version 0.9.2b
  • Version 0.9.3
  • Version 0.9.3a
  • Version 0.9.4
  • Version 0.9.5a-beta1
  • Version 0.9.5a-beta2
  • Version 0.9.5-beta1
  • Version 0.9.5-beta2
  • Version 0.9.5
  • Version 0.9.5a
  • Version 0.9.6a-beta1
  • Version 0.9.6a-beta2
  • Version 0.9.6a-beta3
  • Version 0.9.6-beta1
  • Version 0.9.6-beta2
  • Version 0.9.6-beta3
  • Version 0.9.6
  • Version 0.9.6a
  • Version 0.9.6b
  • Version 0.9.6c
  • Version 0.9.6d
  • Version 0.9.6e
  • Version 0.9.6f
  • Version 0.9.6g
  • Version 0.9.6h
  • Version 0.9.6i
  • Version 0.9.6j
  • Version 0.9.6k
  • Version 0.9.6l
  • Version 0.9.6m
  • 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-2006-2940
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2940