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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-5201 · published 10 October 2006

CVE-2006-5201: Sun nss vulnerability

Sun · Nss

Multiple packages on Sun Solaris, including (1) NSS; (2) Java JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 8 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.x up to 1.4.2_12, and SDK and JRE 1.3.x up to 1.3.1_19; (3) JSSE 1.0.3_03 and earlier; (4) IPSec/IKE; (5) Secure Global Desktop; and (6) StarOffice, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, removes PKCS-1 padding before generating a hash, which allows remote attackers to forge a PKCS #1 v1.5 signature that is signed by that RSA key and prevents these products from correctly verifying X.509 and other certificates that use PKCS #1.

4.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 3.4% · top 11.5%
4.0CVSS 2.0 base score
3.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
9Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple packages on Sun Solaris, including (1) NSS; (2) Java JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 8 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.x up to 1.4.2_12, and SDK and JRE 1.3.x up to 1.3.1_19; (3) JSSE 1.0.3_03 and earlier; (4) IPSec/IKE; (5) Secure Global Desktop; and (6) StarOffice, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, removes PKCS-1 padding before generating a hash, which allows remote attackers to forge a PKCS #1 v1.5 signature that is signed by that RSA key and prevents these products from correctly verifying X.509 and other certificates that use PKCS #1.

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

9 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22204 PatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22226 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22325 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22992 Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102648-1 Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102657-1 Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-250.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/845620 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3898 Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3899 Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3960 Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/22204 PatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22226 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22325 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22992 Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102648-1 Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102657-1 Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-250.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/845620 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3898 Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3899 Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3960 Permissions Required

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-5201), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.