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Medium
CVE-2003-0544
OpenSSL 0.9.6 and 0.9.7 does not properly track the number...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-292.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4574
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/380864
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43041
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3900
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-393
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21247112
- http://www.uniras.gov.uk/vuls/2003/006489/openssl.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-394
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-291.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-26.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22249
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8732
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201029-1
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=104893
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3693.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
0.9.6, 0.9.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 1st, 2003
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.