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CVE-2009-0590

CVE information

Published

15 years ago

Last Modified

3 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

Description

The ASN1_STRING_print_ex function in OpenSSL before 0.9.8k allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) via vectors that trigger printing of a (1) BMPString or (2) UniversalString with an invalid encoded length..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
5/10
Exploit Score
10/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
2.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
None
Availability Impact
Partial
Integrity Impact
None

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- 0.9.8k
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -

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