CVE-2009-0590

N/A Unknown
Published: March 27, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-008.txt.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124464882609472&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34411
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34460
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34509
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34561
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34666
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34896
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34960
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35181
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35380
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35729
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36533
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42467
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:08.openssl.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021905
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=671059&group_id=116847
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258048-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-172.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090326-01.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1763
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:087
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090325.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/52864
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.php.net/archive/2009.php#id2009-04-08-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502429/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515055/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34256
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-750-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0019.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0850
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1020
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1175
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1220
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1548
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3126
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49431
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000101.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000102.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10198
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6996
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-008.txt.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124464882609472&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34411
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34509
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34561
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34666
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34896
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34960
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35181
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35729
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36533
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42467
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:08.openssl.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021905
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=671059&group_id=116847
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258048-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-172.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090326-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1763
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:087
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090325.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/52864
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.php.net/archive/2009.php#id2009-04-08-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502429/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515055/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34256
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-750-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0019.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0850
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1020
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1175
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1548
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3126
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49431
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000101.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000102.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10198
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6996
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

120 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
10.0%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

debian openssl

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