CVE-2023-53159 – openssl

Package

Manager: cargo
Name: openssl
Vulnerable Version: >=0.10.0 <0.10.55

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:L/SI:N/SA:L

EPSS: 0.00038 pctl0.1037

Details

`openssl` `X509VerifyParamRef::set_host` buffer over-read When this function was passed an empty string, `openssl` would attempt to call `strlen` on it, reading arbitrary memory until it reached a NUL byte.

Metadata

Created: 2023-06-21T22:07:52Z
Modified: 2025-07-28T15:55:01Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/06/GHSA-xcf7-rvmh-g6q4/GHSA-xcf7-rvmh-g6q4.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-126"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-xcf7-rvmh-g6q4
Finding: F316
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