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CVE-2006-5462

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 2.63%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-11-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4. It affects Firefox. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2006-5462
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.4
EPSS
2.63%
Firefox

Original NVD Description

Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS) library before 3.11.3, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.8, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.6, 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. NOTE: this identifier is for unpatched product versions that were originally intended to be addressed by CVE-2006-4340.