DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0590

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0590

    Published: 27 Mar 2009Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2009-0590

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0590

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssl

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/openssl?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.9.8g-16

    Affected versions

    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