CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects OpenSSL. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2009-0590
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
6.19%
OpenSSL
Original NVD 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.