CVE-2009-0590

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.

• CWE-119

• ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-008.txt.ascThird Party Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124464882609472&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34411Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34460Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34509Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34561Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34666Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34896Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34960Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35065Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35181Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35380Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35729Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36533Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36701Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38834Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42467Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42724Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42733Third Party Advisory
• http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:08.openssl.ascThird Party Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021905Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=671059&group_id=116847Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258048-1Broken Link
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865Third Party Advisory
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-172.htmThird Party Advisory
• http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090326-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057Broken Link
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057Broken Link
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1763Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:087Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090325.txtVendor Advisory
• http://www.osvdb.org/52864Broken Link
• http://www.php.net/archive/2009.php#id2009-04-08-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502429/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515055/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34256Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-750-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0019.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0850Permissions Required
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1020Permissions Required
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1175Permissions Required
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1220Permissions Required
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1548Permissions Required
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528Permissions Required
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3126Permissions Required
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49431Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000101.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000102.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10198Third Party Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6996Third Party Advisory
• ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-008.txt.ascThird Party Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124464882609472&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34411Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34460Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34509Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34561Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34666Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34896Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34960Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35065Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35181Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35380Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35729Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36533Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36701Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38834Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42467Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42724Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42733Third Party Advisory
• http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:08.openssl.ascThird Party Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021905Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=671059&group_id=116847Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258048-1Broken Link
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865Third Party Advisory
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-172.htmThird Party Advisory
• http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090326-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057Broken Link
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057Broken Link
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1763Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:087Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090325.txtVendor Advisory
• http://www.osvdb.org/52864Broken Link
• http://www.php.net/archive/2009.php#id2009-04-08-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1335.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502429/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515055/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34256Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-750-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0019.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0850Permissions Required
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1020Permissions Required
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1175Permissions Required
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1220Permissions Required
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1548Permissions Required
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528Permissions Required
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3126Permissions Required
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49431Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000101.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000102.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10198Third Party Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6996Third Party Advisory

Published

Mar 27, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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