OpenSSL 0.9.6 and 0.9.7 does not properly track the number of characters in certain ASN.1 inputs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an SSL client certificate that causes OpenSSL to read past the end of a buffer when the long form is used.
CVSS v2.0 Score
5.0
/ 10.0
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Information
- Published
- 17 nov. 2003
- Updated
- 16 avr. 2026
- Status
- Modified
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
Affected products
openssl opensslAll OpenSSL CVEs →
Versions : 0.9.6, 0.9.7
Weaknesses (CWE)
NVD-CWE-Other
References (32)
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-26.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/380864US Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-291.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-292.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- + 17 more references on NVD
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