CVE-2009-0590

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 27 Mar 2009, 16:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 04:40

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
10.02% MEDIUM
10% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Mar 2009, 16:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 04:40
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 10.02%• Percentile: 93%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-119•Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    4.0 | 5.0

  • Unknown•OpenSSL

    < 0.9.8k

References (60)