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CVE-2023-53159
July 28, 2025
The openssl crate before 0.10.55 for Rust allows an out-of-bounds read via an empty string to X509VerifyParamRef::set_host.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-v0.8.0 <openssl-v0.10.55
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-v0.10.55
openssl (RUST):
Affected version(s) >=0.10.0 <0.10.55
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.10.55
openssl (RUST):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.1 <0.10.55
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.10.55
Related Resources (6)
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0044.html
https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl/issues/1965
https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53159
https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl/pull/1968
https://crates.io/crates/openssl
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
2.1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
LOW
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
LOW
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Buffer Over-read
CWE-126
EPSS
Base Score:
0.05