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CVE-2003-0544

OpenSSL 0.9.6 and 0.9.7 does not properly track the number of characters in certain ASN.1 inputs, which allows remote at

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.26187
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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1
opensslall versions

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD17 Nov 2003 · 05:00 AM

Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2003:292Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2003:293Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2003:290Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2003:291Moderate
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