cve/2009/CVE-2009-0590.md

CVE-2009-0590

Description

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.

POC

Reference

• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0019.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10198

Github

• https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
• https://github.com/chnzzh/OpenSSL-CVE-lib