Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 27, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-0789
CVE-2009-0789
Description
OpenSSL before 0.9.8k on WIN64 and certain other platforms does not properly handle a malformed ASN.1 structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) by placing this structure in the public key of a certificate, as demonstrated by an RSA public key.
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Affected products
64cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 62 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.9.8j
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5a:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5a:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6a:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6a:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6a:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <0.9.8k on WIN64 and certain other platforms
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
30- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34256nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/34411nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/34460nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/35380nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/35729nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/36701nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42724nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42733nvdVendor Advisory
- www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20090325.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0850nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1020nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1175nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1548nvdVendor Advisory
- ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-008.txt.ascnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00013.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00014.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34666nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35065nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.phpnvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3865nvd
- voodoo-circle.sourceforge.net/sa/sa-20090326-01.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/52866nvd
- www.php.net/archive/2009.phpnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49433nvd
- kb.bluecoat.com/indexnvd
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