CVE-2009-0590

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    CVE-2009-0590

    Published: 27 Mar 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High