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    CVE-2023-23589

    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.

    Published:Jan 14, 2023
    Last Modified:Apr 7, 2025
    EPS:Jan 14, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00169
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Torproject
    Product
    Tor

    Exploits

    https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40730https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40730

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-1 Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
    CAPEC-107 Cross Site Tracing
    CAPEC-127 Directory Indexing
    CAPEC-17 Using Malicious Files
    CAPEC-20 Encryption Brute Forcing
    CAPEC-22 Exploiting Trust in Client
    CAPEC-237 Escaping a Sandbox by Calling Code in Another Language
    CAPEC-36 Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality
    CAPEC-477 Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content
    CAPEC-480 Escaping Virtualization
    CAPEC-51 Poison Web Service Registry
    CAPEC-57 Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data
    CAPEC-59 Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    CAPEC-65 Sniff Application Code
    CAPEC-668 Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB)
    CAPEC-74 Manipulating State
    CAPEC-87 Forceful Browsing

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    References

    https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/commit/a282145b3634547ab84ccd959d0537c021ff7ffc
    https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40730
    https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/raw/release-0.4.7/ReleaseNotes
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00026.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IYOLTP6HQO2HPXUYKOR7P5YYYN7CINQQ/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZMY4FWXYKP3MDXTZ3EJ7XJVGBCKBK2XL/
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-11
    https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5320
    https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/commit/a282145b3634547ab84ccd959d0537c021ff7ffc
    https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40730
    https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/raw/release-0.4.7/ReleaseNotes
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00026.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IYOLTP6HQO2HPXUYKOR7P5YYYN7CINQQ/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZMY4FWXYKP3MDXTZ3EJ7XJVGBCKBK2XL/
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-11
    https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5320

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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