OpenSSL Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability - CVE-2009-0590 - Vulnerability Database

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OpenSSL Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability - CVE-2009-0590

Medium

Reference: CVE-2009-0590

NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0590

Title: OpenSSL Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability

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.