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CVE-2023-53159 (GCVE-0-2023-53159)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-28 00:00 – Updated: 2025-07-28 13:54
VLAI
Summary
The openssl crate before 0.10.55 for Rust allows an out-of-bounds read via an empty string to X509VerifyParamRef::set_host.
Severity
4.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-28 13:54 UTC
CWE
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
sfackler openssl Affected: 0 , < 0.10.55 (semver)
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