SB2002081201 - Buffer overflow when handling ASCII characters in OpenSSL
Published: August 12, 2002 Updated: August 1, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2002081201
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow when handling ASCII characters (CVE-ID: CVE-2002-0655)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of ASCII representations of integers on 64-bit platforms. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service or possible arbitrary code execution.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.