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CVE-2003-0851

Published: Nov 6, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.4%
Top 8.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

OpenSSL 0.9.6k allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash via large recursion) via malformed ASN.1 sequences.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

cisco
commercial·USaka cisco systems inc., cisco systems
iosOn-premFirmware
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
css11000 content services switch
Networking Infrastructure
pix firewall
Networking Infrastructure
pix firewall software
Networking Infrastructure
openssl
oss-project·USaka open ssl
opensslLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5528
oval.cisecurity.org
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-October/msg00087.html
redhat.com
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040304-01-U.asc
patches.sgi.com
and 9 more references View all →

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