CVE-2006-3894

The RSA Crypto-C before 6.3.1 and Cert-C before 2.8 libraries, as used by RSA BSAFE, multiple Cisco products, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed ASN.1 objects.

Published: 2007-05-22 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3894 is rated Moderate Risk (46.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.45%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3894

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 12.27% 4.45% -7.82%
2 2026-01-08 11.85% 12.27% +0.42%
3 2025-08-06 11.85%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3894

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3894

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3894

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dell bsafe_cert-c <= 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe_cert-c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell bsafe_crypto-c <= 6.3 cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe_crypto-c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3894

URL Tags
http://jvn.jp/cert/JVNVU%23754281/index.html
http://osvdb.org/35338
http://secunia.com/advisories/25343
http://secunia.com/advisories/25364
http://secunia.com/advisories/25399
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080847c5d.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/754281 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24104
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018095
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1908
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1909
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1945
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34430
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5778
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/97/3590033_f.SAL_Public.html
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