CVE-2003-0543 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash OpenSSL via crafted SSL client certificates due to an integer overflow in ASN.1 parsing.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2003-0543?

CVE-2003-0543 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openssl Openssl, published on 1 Oct 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Integer overflow in OpenSSL 0.9.6 and 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an SSL client certificate with certain ASN.1 tag values.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0543?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openssl Openssl.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0543?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2003-0543 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0543 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Openssl Openssl vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0543, GHSA-v3q3-83mw-m54r.

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