ubuntu-cve-2023-23589
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-01-14 01:15
Modified
2025-09-08 16:56
Summary
Details
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
6.5 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "tor",
"binary_version": "0.2.4.27-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "tor-geoipdb",
"binary_version": "0.2.4.27-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
"name": "tor",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/tor@0.2.4.27-1ubuntu0.1+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"0.2.3.25-1",
"0.2.4.19-1",
"0.2.4.20-1",
"0.2.4.27-1build0.14.04.1",
"0.2.4.27-1ubuntu0.1",
"0.2.4.27-1ubuntu0.1+esm1",
"0.2.4.27-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "tor",
"binary_version": "0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "tor-geoipdb",
"binary_version": "0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
"name": "tor",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/tor@0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"0.2.6.10-1ubuntu2",
"0.2.7.6-1ubuntu1",
"0.2.9.11-1ubuntu1~16.04.1",
"0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.1",
"0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.2",
"0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.3",
"0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "tor",
"binary_version": "0.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.2~esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "tor-geoipdb",
"binary_version": "0.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.2~esm2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
"name": "tor",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/tor@0.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.2~esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/bionic"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"0.3.0.10-1",
"0.3.1.8-2",
"0.3.1.9-1",
"0.3.2.9-1",
"0.3.2.9-1build1",
"0.3.2.10-1",
"0.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.1",
"0.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.2~esm1",
"0.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.2~esm2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "tor",
"binary_version": "0.4.2.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "tor-geoipdb",
"binary_version": "0.4.2.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
"name": "tor",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/tor@0.4.2.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"0.4.1.5-1",
"0.4.1.5-1build1",
"0.4.1.6-1",
"0.4.2.5-1",
"0.4.2.6-1",
"0.4.2.7-1",
"0.4.2.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "tor",
"binary_version": "0.4.6.10-1"
},
{
"binary_name": "tor-geoipdb",
"binary_version": "0.4.6.10-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "tor",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/tor@0.4.6.10-1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"0.4.5.9-1",
"0.4.6.8-1",
"0.4.6.8-1build1",
"0.4.6.9-1",
"0.4.6.10-1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "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.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23589",
"modified": "2025-09-08T16:56:08Z",
"published": "2023-01-14T01:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-23589"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/raw/release-0.4.7/ReleaseNotes"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23589"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2023-23589"
]
}
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