CVE-2023-23589
tor - security update
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.78%
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-23589
To remediate CVE-2023-23589, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/tor—upgrade to 0.4.5.16-1 or later
- Debian/tor—upgrade to 0.3.5.16-1+deb10u1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.4.5.16-1 or later
Is CVE-2023-23589 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 0.4.5.16-1
- from 0, < 0.3.5.16-1+deb10u1
- from 0, < 0.4.5.16-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |