CVE-2006-2940
Publication date 28 September 2006
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| openssl | ||
| openssl097 | ||