CVE-2023-23589

Public Exploit

Description

The SafeSocks option in Tor before 0.4.7.13 has a logic error in which the unsafe SOCKS4 protocol can be used but not the safe SOCKS4a protocol, aka TROVE-2022-002.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory torproject.org Vendor Advisory torproject.org Vendor Advisory torproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/raw/release-0.4.7/ReleaseNotes release notes vendor advisory
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40730 patch exploit vendor advisory issue tracking
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/commit/a282145b3634547ab84ccd959d0537c021ff7ffc patch vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5320 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZMY4FWXYKP3MDXTZ3EJ7XJVGBCKBK2XL/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IYOLTP6HQO2HPXUYKOR7P5YYYN7CINQQ/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00026.html third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-11 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-23589?
CVE-2023-23589 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-23589?
To fix CVE-2023-23589, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-23589 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-23589 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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