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CVE-2003-0851

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

5.0 Medium

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

Exploit likelihood

6.07%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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

Record
CVE-2003-0851
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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

Record
CVE-2003-0851
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0842 No score

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

Record
EUVD-2003-0842
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m2h2-rm4v-5p5x No score

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

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

Record
GHSA-m2h2-rm4v-5p5x
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2003-0851 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Openssl, published November 6, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.07%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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