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TI-2003-00786 Aliases CVE-2003-0851GHSA-m2h2-rm4v-5p5x

OpenSSL 0.9.6k allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash via large…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

OpenSSL 0.9.6k allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash via large recursion) via malformed ASN.1 sequences.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06065 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 39

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1\(11\)e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1(11)eVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1\(11b\)e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1(11b)eVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2sx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.2sxVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2sy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.2syVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:css11000_content_services_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:pix_firewall:6.2.2_.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2_.111VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6VulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6aVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6bVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6cVulnerableOpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1\(11\)e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1(11)e Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1\(11b\)e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1(11b)e Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2sx:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2sx Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2sy:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2sy Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:css11000_content_services_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:pix_firewall:6.2.2_.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2_.111 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6 Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6a Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6b Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6c Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
Show 29 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6dVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6eVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6fVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6gVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6hVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6iVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6jVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6kVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7VulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7aVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7bVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0(1)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0(2)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.0\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0(3)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.0\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0(4)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.0\(4.101\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0(4.101)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1(1)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1(2)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1(3)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.1\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1(4)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.1\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1(5)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2(1)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2(2)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.2\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2(3)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3(1)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.3\(3.102\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3(3.102)VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6d Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6e Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6f Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6g Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6h Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6i Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6j:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6j Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6k:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6k Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7 Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7a Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7b Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0(1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0(2) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.0\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0(3) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.0\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0(4) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.0\(4.101\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0(4.101) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1(1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1(2) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1(3) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.1\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1(4) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.1\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1(5) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2(1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2(2) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.2\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2(3) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3(1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.3\(3.102\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3(3.102) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2004:139 Released 2004-03-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    apache, openssl security update for Stronghold
    • Red Hat Stronghold 4
  • RHSA-2004:119 Released 2004-03-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    openssl security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2004:119
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:119
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:119
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:119
Red Hat Stronghold 4Fixed RHSA-2004:139

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0851
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m2h2-rm4v-5p5x

References

Patch 2

Advisory 3

Other 3

Sources

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