CVE-2023-53159

openssl · Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1 4.5 MEDIUMEUVD CVSS 3.1 4.5 CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary 4.5 MEDIUMCVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Primary 3.3 LOWCVSS_V3 Publisher rating MODERATEFixed by openssl 0.10.55osv · severity unknownFixed by openssl 0.10.55KEV status unknown

Original advisory

cve-program · CVE-2023-53159

Published

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

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euvd · EUVD-2023-59771

Published

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

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nvd · CVE-2023-53159

Published

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

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osv · GHSA-xcf7-rvmh-g6q4

Published

When this function was passed an empty string, `openssl` would attempt to call `strlen` on it, reading arbitrary memory until it reached a NUL byte.

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osv · RUSTSEC-2023-0044

Published

When this function was passed an empty string, `openssl` would attempt to call `strlen` on it, reading arbitrary memory until it reached a NUL byte.

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Affected versions, risk and source history

cve-program · CVE-2023-53159

Published

openssl

Vendor product

Publisher's version information

Shown as published. These rules are not interpreted as NuGet package version ranges.

{
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "product": "openssl",
                    "vendor": "sfackler",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "lessThan": "0.10.55",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "version": "0",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        }
                    ]
                }

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euvd · EUVD-2023-59771

Published

EUVD source date text has no stated timezone and is retained without inventing a UTC instant. Related bulletin membership is not an alias, common cause or applicability claim. A missing vector with a zero score is treated as unrated. Complete vendor/product and underlying source evidence remains in the original JSON.

Original publisher date fields

datePublished: Jul 28, 2025, 12:00:00 AM

dateUpdated: Jul 28, 2025, 1:54:23 PM

1 related source bulletins · separate from aliases

msrc_CVE-2023-53159: The openssl crate before 0.10.55 for Rust allows an out-of-bounds read via an empty string to X509VerifyParamRef::set_host.

CVE-2023-53159

No normalized affected-package data is projected for this source revision. The original publisher record may contain additional product and version evidence; this does not establish that a package is unaffected.

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nvd · CVE-2023-53159

Published

NVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON.

Source analysis status: Analyzed

Weakness classifications: CWE-126

Original publisher date fields

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

lastModified: 2026-09-17T16:42:20.210

1 source CPE criteria · context only

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

The original JSON retains the logical configuration operators, exclusions and version bounds.

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osv · GHSA-xcf7-rvmh-g6q4

Published

openssl

crates.io

SEMVER · introduced 0.10.0 → fixed 0.10.55

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osv · RUSTSEC-2023-0044

Published

openssl

crates.io

SEMVER · introduced 0.0.0-0 → fixed 0.10.55

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