Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-4790

verify.c in GnuTLS before 1.4.4, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, does not properly handle excess data in the digestAlgorithm.parameters field when generating a hash, which allows remote attackers to forge a PKCS #1 v1.5 signature that is signed by that RSA key and prevents GnuTLS from correctly verifying X.509 and other certificates that use PKCS, a variant of CVE-2006-4339.
Published 2006-09-14 19:07:00
Updated 2017-10-11 01:31:16
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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Products affected by CVE-2006-4790

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4790

EPSS FAQ
6.55%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 94 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-4790

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
10.0
2.9
 NIST

Vendor statements for CVE-2006-4790

  • Red Hat 2007-03-14
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

References for CVE-2006-4790

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