CVE-2009-0590

openssl: ASN1 printing crash

Published Mar 27, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 6.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1763-1 New openssl packages fix denial of service
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-750-1 OpenSSL vulnerability
References
Link Providers
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-008.txt.asc cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124464882609472&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34411 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34460 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34509 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34561 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34666 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34896 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34960 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35181 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35380 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35729 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36533 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42467 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:08.openssl.asc cve-icon cve-icon
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021905 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=671059&group_id=116847 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258048-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-172.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090326-01.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1763 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:087 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090325.txt cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.osvdb.org/52864 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.php.net/archive/2009.php#id2009-04-08-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502429/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515055/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34256 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-750-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0019.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0850 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1020 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1175 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1220 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1548 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3126 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49431 cve-icon cve-icon
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000101.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000102.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0590 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10198 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6996 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0590 cve-icon
History

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:40 AM
Reserved
Feb 13, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 27, 2009, 4:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:05 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 25, 2009, 12:00 AM