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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-0590 · published 27 March 2009

CVE-2009-0590: Openssl memory buffer overflow vulnerability

OOpenssl · Openssl

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 6.7% · top 6.3% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
6.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
120References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-008.txt.asc Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124464882609472&w=2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34411 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34460 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34509 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34561 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34666 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34896 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34960 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35181 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35380 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35729 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36533 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42467 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733 Third Party Advisory
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:08.openssl.asc Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021905 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=671059&group_id=116847 PatchThird Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258048-1 Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-172.htm Third Party Advisory
http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090326-01.html Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057 Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1763 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:087 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090325.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/52864 Broken Link

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-0590), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.