CVE-2023-53159 - CVE House

Status published Medium CVE-2023-53159

The openssl crate before 0.10.55 for Rust allows an out-of-bounds...

4.5 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

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

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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CVE-2025-24898

rust openssl ssl::select_next_proto use after free

Medium 6.3

Affected Vendor

sfackler

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Affected Software

openssl

Vulnerable Versions:

Timeline

Official Publish: July 28th, 2025

Last Modified: July 28th, 2025

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-126

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

T1005 Data from Local System

Collection

T1552 Unsecured Credentials

Credential Access

T1040 Network Sniffing