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firefox-esr — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5462

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.

Products
firefox-esr
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
45.0esr-1
CVEs
CVE-2006-5462
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:11 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5462

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 Nov 2006, 21:07 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5462

firefox-esr

Fixed versions: 45.0esr-1

firefox-esr

Fixed versions: 45.0esr-1

firefox-esr

Fixed versions: 45.0esr-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5462",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5462",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5462",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "firefox-esr",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "45.0esr-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "firefox-esr",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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          {
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          }
        ],
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      },
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        },
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          }
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    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
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          ],
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          ],
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          },
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:22.356249664Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2006-5462"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5462"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2006-5462",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410349,
  "published_at": "2006-11-08T21:07:00+00:00"
}