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openssl — security advisory
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.
- Products
- openssl
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.9.8m-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2009-3245
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:35 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3245
openssl
Fixed versions: 0.9.8m-1
openssl
Fixed versions: 0.9.8m-1
openssl
Fixed versions: 0.9.8m-1
Complete source record
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