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CVE-2023-23589

Published: Jan 14, 2023Updated: Apr 7, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 47.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-693

Affected Products

torproject
oss-project·USaka tor
torMixed
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/commit/a282145b3634547ab84ccd959d0537c021ff7ffc
gitlab.torproject.org
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40730
gitlab.torproject.org
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/raw/release-0.4.7/ReleaseNotes
gitlab.torproject.org
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