CVE-2003-0544

N/A Unknown
Published: November 17, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=104893
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22249
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201029-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21247112
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-26.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-393
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-394
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/380864
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3693.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-291.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-292.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8732
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.uniras.gov.uk/vuls/2003/006489/openssl.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3900
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43041
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4574
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=104893
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22249
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201029-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21247112
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-26.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-393
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-394
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/380864
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3693.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-291.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-292.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8732
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.uniras.gov.uk/vuls/2003/006489/openssl.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3900
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43041
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4574
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
26.2%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

openssl