DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2940

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 2
Upstream
CVE-2006-2940
Published: 28 Sept 2006, 18:07
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:08

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 Sept 2006, 18:07
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:08
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

Affected Systems

  • debian•openssl

    < 0.9.8c-2 | < 0.9.8c-2 | < 0.9.8c-2 | < 0.9.8c-2

References (1)