Unscored severity · published Mar 27, 2009
CVE-2009-0789
OpenSSL before 0.9.8k on WIN64 and certain other platforms does not properly handle a malformed ASN.1 structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
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CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenSSL before 0.9.8k on WIN64 and certain other platforms does not properly handle a malformed ASN.1 structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) by placing this structure in the public key of a certificate, as demonstrated by an RSA public key.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openssl · Openssl
through 0.9.8j; 0.9.1c; 0.9.2b; 0.9.3; 0.9.3a; 0.9.4; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0789
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0789
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.html
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124464882609472&w=2
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