CVE-2006-7250 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenSSL versions 0.9.8t and earlier, specifically within the mime_hdr_cmp function. A remote attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and application crash by sending a specially crafted S/MIME message. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting low current threat relevance.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.8tCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.1cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.3aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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