CVE-2003-0544

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 17, 2003
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2003-0544: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix