National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-0590
Original release date:03/27/2009
Last revised:08/18/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown
- Official Statement from Red Hat (04/07/2009)
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Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-0590
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-0850
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 34256
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=671059&group_id=116847
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: openssl-asn1-stringprintex-dos(49431)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1548
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1220
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1175
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1020
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-750-1
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20090403 rPSA-2009-0057-1 m2crypto openssl openssl-scripts
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.php.net/archive/2009.php#id2009-04-08-1
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 52864
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090325.txt
Type: Advisory
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:087
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1763
External Source: MISC
Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0057
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090326-01.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-172.htm
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 258048
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021905
External Source: FREEBSD
Name: FreeBSD-SA-09:08
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35729
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35380
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35181
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35065
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34960
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34896
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34666
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34561
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34509
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34460
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34411
Type: Advisory
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBMA02447
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBMA02447
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT090059
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT090059
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2009:010
External Source: NETBSD
Name: NetBSD-SA2009-008
