CVE-2009-0590
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.71% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- openssl/openssl · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 6.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-008.txt.ascThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124464882609472&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34411Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34460Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34509Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34561Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34666Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34896Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34960Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35065Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35181Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35380Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35729Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36533Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38834Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42467Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42724Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42733Third Party Advisory
- http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:08.openssl.ascThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021905Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=671059&group_id=116847Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.