security flaw
Published Jul 31, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 36.20%
Description
The ASN1 library in OpenSSL 0.9.6d and earlier, and 0.9.7-beta2 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via invalid encodings.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.9.1c
- 0.9.2b
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.5a
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.6a
- 0.9.6b
- 0.9.6c
- 0.9.6d
- 0.9.7
- 0.9.7
- n/a
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.2.1s
- 1.0.2.2
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.3
- 9.0.1
- 9.2.0
Configuration 2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:161
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:160
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:160
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:160
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:160
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:160
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:161
Red Hat Stronghold 3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:184
Red Hat Stronghold 3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:164
Red Hat Stronghold 4
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:163
Red Hat Stronghold 4
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:193
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:161 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:160 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:160 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:160 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:160 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:160 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:161 |
| Red Hat Stronghold 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:184 |
| Red Hat Stronghold 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:164 |
| Red Hat Stronghold 4 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:163 |
| Red Hat Stronghold 4 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:193 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 36.20% (0.36198) | 98.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 36.04% (0.36039) | 98.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 7.94% (0.07941) | 91.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 10.41% (0.10408) | 92.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 13.50% (0.13500) | 93.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 9.54% (0.09539) | 92.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 13.50% (0.13500) | 94.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 3, 2025 | 9.54% (0.09539) | 92.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 8.45% (0.08448) | 91.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.69% (0.12691) | 93.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.69% (0.17689) | 91.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.69% (0.12691) | 93.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 12.27% (0.12268) | 95.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 6.61% (0.06613) | 93.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.19% (0.01185) | 82.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 17.79% (0.17792) | 96.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 17.79% (0.17792) | 95.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 17.79% (0.17792) | 93.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-033.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-033.1.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:33.openssl.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000516 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-160.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-161.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-164.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-23.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9718.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/748355 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5366 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0659 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616792 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0659
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0659
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.