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ID CVE-2006-4790
Summary verify.c in GnuTLS before 1.4.4, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, does not properly handle excess data in the digestAlgorithm.parameters field when generating a hash, which allows remote attackers to forge a PKCS #1 v1.5 signature that is signed by that RSA key and prevents GnuTLS from correctly verifying X.509 and other certificates that use PKCS, a variant of CVE-2006-4339.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.8.1a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.8.1a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 5.0 (as of 11-10-2017 - 01:31)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE PARTIAL NONE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:23:27.748-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
description verify.c in GnuTLS before 1.4.4, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, does not properly handle excess data in the digestAlgorithm.parameters field when generating a hash, which allows remote attackers to forge a PKCS #1 v1.5 signature that is signed by that RSA key and prevents GnuTLS from correctly verifying X.509 and other certificates that use PKCS, a variant of CVE-2006-4339.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9937
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title verify.c in GnuTLS before 1.4.4, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, does not properly handle excess data in the digestAlgorithm.parameters field when generating a hash, which allows remote attackers to forge a PKCS #1 v1.5 signature that is signed by that RSA key and prevents GnuTLS from correctly verifying X.509 and other certificates that use PKCS, a variant of CVE-2006-4339.
version 29
redhat via4
advisories
bugzilla
id 1618201
title CVE-2006-4790 security flaw
oval
OR
  • comment Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
    oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304026
  • AND
    • comment Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is installed
      oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304025
    • OR
      • AND
        • comment gnutls is earlier than 0:1.0.20-3.2.3
          oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20060680001
        • comment gnutls is signed with Red Hat master key
          oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20060207002
      • AND
        • comment gnutls-devel is earlier than 0:1.0.20-3.2.3
          oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20060680003
        • comment gnutls-devel is signed with Red Hat master key
          oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20060207004
rhsa
id RHSA-2006:0680
released 2006-09-14
severity Important
title RHSA-2006:0680: gnutls security update (Important)
rpms
  • gnutls-0:1.0.20-3.2.3
  • gnutls-debuginfo-0:1.0.20-3.2.3
  • gnutls-devel-0:1.0.20-3.2.3
refmap via4
bid 20027
confirm
debian DSA-1182
gentoo GLSA-200609-15
mandriva MDKSA-2006:166
mlist
  • [gnutls-dev] 20060908 Variant of Bleichenbacher's crypto 06 rump session attack
  • [gnutls-dev] 20060912 Re: Variant of Bleichenbacher's crypto 06 rump session attack
sectrack 1016844
secunia
  • 21937
  • 21942
  • 21973
  • 22049
  • 22080
  • 22084
  • 22097
  • 22226
  • 22992
  • 25762
sunalert
  • 102648
  • 102970
suse
  • SUSE-SA:2007:010
  • SUSE-SR:2006:023
ubuntu USN-348-1
vupen
  • ADV-2006-3635
  • ADV-2006-3899
  • ADV-2007-2289
xf gnutls-rsakey-security-bypass(28953)
statements via4
contributor Mark J Cox
lastmodified 2007-03-14
organization Red Hat
statement Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Last major update 11-10-2017 - 01:31
Published 14-09-2006 - 19:07
Last modified 11-10-2017 - 01:31
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