
CVE catalog
CVE-2023-23589
tor: CVE-2023-23589
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.86% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tor | sid | 0.4.9.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian | tor | forky | 0.4.9.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian | tor | trixie | 0.4.9.11-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | tor | trixie-security | 0.4.9.14-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | tor | bookworm | 0.4.9.11-0+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian | tor | bookworm-security | 0.4.9.11-0+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tor | pro | 0.4.1.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tor | pro | 0.4.1.5-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tor | pro | 0.4.1.6-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tor | pro | 0.4.2.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tor | pro | 0.4.2.6-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tor | pro | 0.4.2.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tor | pro | 0.4.2.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tor | 22.04 | 0.4.5.9-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tor | 22.04 | 0.4.6.8-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tor | 22.04 | 0.4.6.8-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tor | 22.04 | 0.4.6.9-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tor | 22.04 | 0.4.6.10-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tor | 22.04 | 0.4.9.11-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tor | source | sid | 0.4.7.13-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tor | source | forky | 0.4.7.13-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tor | source | trixie | 0.4.7.13-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tor | source | bookworm | 0.4.7.13-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23589]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3286-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5320-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23589]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-23589]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-0099.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]