DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0590

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0590 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 4.0

8.699999809265137

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:14	openssl	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	openssl	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	openssl	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	openssl	0, 0, 0

Exploit Intelligence

cve_db.json (github-poc)

Timeline

Mar 27, 2009 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0590 advisory

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