CVE-2003-0545

Published: Nov 17, 2003Modified: Apr 16, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Double free vulnerability in OpenSSL 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an SSL client certificate with a certain invalid ASN.1 encoding.

Affected (2)

Products: Openssl: Openssl

Openssl

1 product

Openssl

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Openssl Openssl	Version 0.9.6
Openssl Openssl	Version 0.9.7

Related CWEs

CWE-415

Double Free

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations.

References (20)

http://secunia.com/advisories/22249

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21247112

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-26.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-394

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/935264

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-292.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8732

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.uniras.gov.uk/vuls/2003/006489/openssl.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3900

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2590

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/22249