CVE-2009-0590: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The ASN1STRINGprintex 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...

Vulnerability in OpenSSL CVE-2009-0590

The function ASN1STRINGprintex when used to print a BMPString or UniversalString will crash with an invalid memory access if the encoded length of the string is illegal. Any OpenSSL application which prints out the contents of a certificate could be affected by this bug, including SSL servers,...