CVE-2009-0590
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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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Statement
This issue was fixed in openssl packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.html
This issue was fixed in openssl packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0163.html
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (openssl) | RHSA-2010:0163 | 2010-03-25 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (openssl) | RHSA-2009:1335 | 2009-09-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (openssl) | RHSA-2010:0163 | 2010-03-25 |
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