CVE-2006-7250
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-7250 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-02-29 11:55:04 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The mime_hdr_cmp function in crypto/asn1/asn_mime.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8t and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted S/MIME message. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.1c | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.2b | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.3a | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.5 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.5 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.5a | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.5a | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.5a | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6a | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6a | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6a | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6a | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6b | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6c | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6d | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6e | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6f | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6g | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6h | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6i | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6j | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6k | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6l | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.6m | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7 | beta5 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7 | beta6 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7a | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7b | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7c | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7d | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7e | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7f | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7g | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7h | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7i | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7j | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7k | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7l | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.7m | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8a | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8b | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8c | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8d | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8e | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8f | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8g | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8h | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8i | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8j | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8k | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8l | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8m | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8m | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8n | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8o | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8p | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8q | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8r | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | 0.9.8s | All | All | All |
| Application | Openssl | Openssl | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| '[security bulletin] HPSBUX02782 SSRT100844 rev.1 - HP-UX Running OpenSSL, Remote Denial of' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| Bug 748738 – VUL-1: CVE-2006-7250: openssl: Tolerate bad MIME headers in openssl's ans1 parser | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.novell.com | Patch |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| USN-1424-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Security Advisory SA48899 - Ubuntu update for openssl - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| cvs.openssl.org/chngview | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | cvs.openssl.org | Patch |
| Security Alerts - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| 'Crash inside SMIME_read_PKCS7 if input is not MIME' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| Bug 798100 – CVE-2006-7250 openssl: mime_hdr_cmp NULL dereference crash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Patch |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| oss-security - CVE request: openssl: null pointer dereference issue | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| OpenSSL ASN.1 S/MIME Header Processing Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| [openssl.org #2711] Fix possible NULL dereference on bad MIME headers | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mail-archive.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: openssl: null pointer dereference issue | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| [openssl.org #2711] Fix possible NULL dereference on bad MIME headers | MITRE | www.mail-archive.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.