# CVE-2006-5111: The libksba library 0.9.12 and possibly other versions, as used by gpgsm in the newpg package on SUSE LINUX, allows attackers to cause a den

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-10-02 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The libksba library 0.9.12 and possibly other versions, as used by gpgsm in the newpg package on SUSE LINUX, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed X.509 certificate in a signature.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/22473
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29621
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22423
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:183
- http://www.novell.com/linux/download/updates/101_x86_64.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-365-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20565
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22445

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