DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0590

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0590
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0590.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0590
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2009-03-27T16:30:00Z
Modified
2026-09-17T06:47:38Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / openssl

Package

Name
openssl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openssl?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.8g-16

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0590.json"

Debian:13 / openssl

Package

Name
openssl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openssl?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.8g-16

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0590.json"

Debian:14 / openssl

Package

Name
openssl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openssl?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.8g-16

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0590.json"