CVE-2023-53159 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The openssl crate before 0.10.55 for Rust allows an out-of-bounds read via an empty string to X509VerifyParamRef::set_host.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Sfackler	Openssl

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sfackler:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://crates.io/crates/openssl
https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl/issues/1965
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53159
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0044.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53159

History

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Sfackler Sfackler openssl
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:sfackler:openssl::::::rust::*
Vendors & Products		Sfackler Sfackler openssl

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		openssl: OpenSSL: Out-of-bounds Read Vulnerability
References		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53159 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53159
Metrics	threat_severity `None`	threat_severity `Moderate`

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 02:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The openssl crate before 0.10.55 for Rust allows an out-of-bounds read via an empty string to X509VerifyParamRef::set_host.
Weaknesses		CWE-126
References		https://crates.io/crates/openssl https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl/issues/1965 https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0044.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2025-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-07-28T13:54:23.689Z

Reserved: 2025-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-53159

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-28T13:54:20.250Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-07-28T03:15:23.193

Modified: 2025-08-07T15:30:41.580

Link: CVE-2023-53159

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-07-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53159 - Bugzilla

{"bugzilla": {"description": "openssl: OpenSSL: Out-of-bounds Read Vulnerability", "id": "2383808", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2383808"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "4.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-126", "details": ["A flaw was found in openssl. An out-of-bounds read can occur within the X509VerifyParamRef::set_host function when processing an empty string. A local attacker can trigger this condition by providing a specially crafted input, resulting in a potential information leak."], "mitigation": {"lang": "en:us", "value": "Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability."}, "name": "CVE-2023-53159", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:confidential_compute_attestation:1", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "confidential-compute-attestation-tech-preview/trustee-rhel9", "product_name": "Confidential Compute Attestation"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:logging:6", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openshift-logging/cluster-logging-operator-bundle", "product_name": "Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:logging:6", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openshift-logging/cluster-logging-rhel9-operator", "product_name": "Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:logging:6", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openshift-logging/eventrouter-rhel9", "product_name": "Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:logging:6", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openshift-logging/log-file-metric-exporter-rhel9", "product_name": "Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:logging:6", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openshift-logging/vector-rhel9", "product_name": "Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:service_mesh:3", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openshift-service-mesh-dev-preview-beta/istio-ztunnel-rhel9", "product_name": "OpenShift Service Mesh 3"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:service_mesh:3", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openshift-service-mesh/istio-cni-rhel9", "product_name": "OpenShift Service Mesh 3"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:service_mesh:3", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openshift-service-mesh/istio-must-gather-rhel9", "product_name": "OpenShift Service Mesh 3"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:service_mesh:3", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openshift-service-mesh/istio-pilot-rhel9", "product_name": "OpenShift Service Mesh 3"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:service_mesh:3", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openshift-service-mesh/istio-proxyv2-rhel9", "product_name": "OpenShift Service Mesh 3"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:service_mesh:3", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openshift-service-mesh/istio-rhel9-operator", "product_name": "OpenShift Service Mesh 3"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:service_mesh:3", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openshift-service-mesh/istio-sail-operator-bundle", "product_name": "OpenShift Service Mesh 3"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:11", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "redhat-ds:11/389-ds-base", "product_name": "Red Hat Directory Server 11"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:12", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "redhat-ds:12/389-ds-base", "product_name": "Red Hat Directory Server 12"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "389-ds-base", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "bootc", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "firefox", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "gjs", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rpm-ostree", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rust-afterburn", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rust-bootupd", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rust-rpm-sequoia", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rust-sequoia-sq", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rust-sequoia-sqv", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "s390utils", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "samba", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "firefox", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "389-ds:1.4/389-ds-base", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "compat-openssl10", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "firefox", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "mingw-openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "mozjs60", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python3.12-cryptography", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "rpm-ostree", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "389-ds-base", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "bootc", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "compat-openssl11", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "firefox", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "gjs", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "keylime-agent-rust", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "polkit", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "python3.12-cryptography", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "rpm-ostree", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rust-bootupd", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rust-rpm-sequoia", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "samba", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_core_services:1", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat JBoss Core Services"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:offline_knowledge_portal:1", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "offline-knowledge-portal/rhokp-rhel9", "product_name": "Red Hat Offline Knowledge Portal"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "conmon-rs", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "kata-containers", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rhcos", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "rpm-ostree", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rust-bootupd", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "satellite/iop-advisor-engine-rhel9", "product_name": "Red Hat Satellite 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:trusted_artifact_signer:1", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rhtas/tuffer-rhel9", "product_name": "Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:trusted_artifact_signer:1", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rhtas/tuftool-rhel9", "product_name": "Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:trusted_profile_analyzer:2", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rhtpa/rhtpa-trustification-service-rhel9", "product_name": "Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer"}], "public_date": "2025-07-28T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53159\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53159\nhttps://crates.io/crates/openssl\nhttps://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl/issues/1965\nhttps://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0044.html"], "statement": "The assigned Moderate severity is based on the fact that while the vulnerability can be triggered remotely without authentication, it requires a specific, less common user interaction (providing an empty string for a hostname). The direct impact is limited to information disclosure and does not lead to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.", "threat_severity": "Moderate"}