CVE-2006-4340

Description

Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS) library before 3.11.3, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.5, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, does not properly handle extra data in a signature, which allows remote attackers to forge signatures for SSL/TLS and email certificates, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-4339. NOTE: on 20061107, Mozilla released an advisory stating that these versions were not completely patched by MFSA2006-60. The newer fixes for 1.5.0.7 are covered by CVE-2006-5462.

Affected products

• Mozilla / Firefox1.5.0.6
• Mozilla / Network Security Services3.11.2
• Mozilla / seamonkey1.0.4
• Mozilla / Thunderbird1.5.0.6

References

• MISChttp://www.matasano.com/log/469/many-rsa-signatures-may-be-forgeable-in-openssl-and-elsewhere/
• MISChttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016858
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22992
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748
• MISChttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016859
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0676.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23883
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3899
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22044
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22055
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22195
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-361-1
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-352-1
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22446
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21950
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-351-1
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22025
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22056
• MISChttp://www.imc.org/ietf-openpgp/mail-archive/msg14307.html
• MISChttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-312A.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22247
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:168
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1191
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0293
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22210
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1210
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24711
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3622
• MISChttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-60.html
• MISChttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-224.htm
• MISChttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016860
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22849
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
• VENDOR_ADVISORYftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060901-01-P.asc
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21939
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3617
• MISChttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200610-06.xml
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21915
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1198
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0677.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1192
• MISChttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-250.htm
• MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-19.xml
• MISChttp://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00771742
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22274
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0675.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21940
• MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30098
• MISChttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102648-1
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22001
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446140/100/0/threaded
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21903
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-350-1
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21906
• MISChttp://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00771742
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22342
• MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-01.xml
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22074
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22226
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22066
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22088
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21949
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_54_mozilla.html
• MISChttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-640
• MISChttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-66.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22036
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_55_ssl.html
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11007
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-354-1
• MISChttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102781-1
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22422
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22299
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:169
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21916