CVE-2006-2937 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenSSL versions 0.9.7 prior to 0.9.7l and 0.9.8 prior to 0.9.8d. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending malformed ASN.1 structures, leading to an infinite loop and memory exhaustion. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.7aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.7bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.7cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.7dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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