CVE-2009-0789

N/A Unknown
Published: March 27, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

Description

OpenSSL before 0.9.8k on WIN64 and certain other platforms does not properly handle a malformed ASN.1 structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) by placing this structure in the public key of a certificate, as demonstrated by an RSA public key.

AI Explanation

Get an AI-powered plain-language explanation of this vulnerability and remediation steps.

Login to generate AI explanation

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
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124464882609472&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34411
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34460
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34666
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35380
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35729
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021906
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=671059&group_id=116847
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090326-01.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090325.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/52866
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.php.net/archive/2009.php#id2009-04-08-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34256
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0850
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1020
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1175
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1548
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49433
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-008.txt.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124464882609472&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34411
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34666
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35729
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021906
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=671059&group_id=116847
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090326-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090325.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/52866
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.php.net/archive/2009.php#id2009-04-08-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34256
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0850
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1020
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1175
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1548
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49433
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

60 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.7%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

openssl

Related CVEs

CVE-2026-7002 7.3
CVE-2026-7001 2.4
CVE-2026-7000 2.4
CVE-2026-6999 2.4
CVE-2026-6998 2.4