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CVE-2023-23589

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-01-14
  • WeaknessCWE-693

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-01-1401:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no fix published
11.0= 11.0no fix published
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
36.x= 36no fix published
37.x= 37no fix published
Torproject tor
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.4< 0.4.7.130.4.7.13

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • torUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • torUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • torUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • torUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • torUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • torMageia:8all versions · fixed in 0.4.5.16-1.mga8
  • torDebian:14all versions · fixed in 0.4.7.13-1
  • torDebian:13all versions · fixed in 0.4.7.13-1

3 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published
2023-01-14
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-6wqq-m34g-chqp

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23589?

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.

Is CVE-2023-23589 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-23589, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-23589?

CVE-2023-23589 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

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