OpenSSL before 0.9.8m does not check for a NULL return value from bn_wexpand function calls in (1) crypto/bn/bn_div.c, (2) crypto/bn/bn_gf2m.c, (3) crypto/ec/ec2_smpl.c, and (4) engines/e_ubsec.c, which has unspecified impact and context-dependent attack vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.19914.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
n/a n/a affected
Version Status Constraints
n/a affected
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Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Package CPE Advisory Released Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
openssl096b-0:0.9.6b-16.50 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3 RHSA-2010:0173 2010-03-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
openssl096b-0:0.9.6b-22.46.el4_8.1 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4 RHSA-2010:0173 2010-03-25T00:00:00Z
openssl-0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4 RHSA-2010:0977 2010-12-13T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openssl-0:0.9.8e-12.el5_4.6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5 RHSA-2010:0162 2010-03-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for RHEL-5
rhev-hypervisor-0:5.4-2.1.12.1.el5_4rhev2_1 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::hypervisor RHSA-2010:0440 2010-05-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:1.0 RHSA-2011:0896 2011-06-22T00:00:00Z

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1003-1 OpenSSL vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory.asc cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038587.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039561.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127128920008563&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127678688104458&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-cvs&m=126692159706582&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-cvs&m=126692170906712&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=openssl-cvs&m=126692180606861&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153392/ABB-HMI-Outdated-Software-Components.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/37291 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38761 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/39461 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/39932 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42724 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42733 cve-icon cve-icon
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.663049 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:076 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0977.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38562 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1003-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0839 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0916 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0933 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1216 cve-icon cve-icon
https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA50 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000101.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.balabit.com/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2011-January/000102.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3245 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11738 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6640 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9790 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3245 cve-icon
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.19554}

 epss

{'score': 0.17516}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:22:24.020Z

Reserved: 2009-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3245

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-03-05T19:30:00.343

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2009-3245

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2010-02-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3245 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses