CVE-2006-7250

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-02-29 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

OpenSSL: through 0.9.8t; 0.9.1c, 0.9.2b, 0.9.3, 0.9.3a, 0.9.4, 0.9.5 (+66)

References

http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=22144
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728068926468&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=115685408414194&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/36533
http://secunia.com/advisories/48153
http://secunia.com/advisories/48516
http://secunia.com/advisories/48899
http://www.mail-archive.com/openssl-dev%40openssl.org/msg30305.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/27/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/28/14
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52181

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