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OpenSSL ASCII-encoded integers buffer overflow (CVE-2002-0655)

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OpenSSL ASCII-encoded integers buffer overflow (CVE-2002-0655)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/12/2002
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/01/2004
Modified
07/31/2012

Description

OpenSSL 0.9.6d and earlier, and 0.9.7-beta2 and earlier, does not properly handle ASCII representations of integers on 64 bit platforms, which could allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Solution(s)

  • http-openssl-0_9_6-upgrade-0_9_6_e

References

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