OpenSSL 0.9.6k allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash via large recursion) via malformed ASN.1 sequences.

Description

OpenSSL 0.9.6k allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash via large recursion) via malformed ASN.1 sequences.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

6.1% · top 6.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (10)

• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5528 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• FEDORA-2005-1042 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 17381 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20030930 SSL Implementation Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
• 8970 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20031104 [OpenSSL Advisory] Denial of Service in ASN.1 parsing (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• RHSA-2004:119 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20031104.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• VU#412478 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• 20040508 [FLSA-2004:1395] Updated OpenSSL resolves security vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 02:05 UTC.