CVE catalog

CVE-2023-43615

mbedtls affected and fixed versions

[CVE catalog]

Mbed TLS 2.x before 2.28.5 and 3.x before 3.5.0 has a Buffer Overflow.

Severity: Low
Published: Oct 7, 2023, 1:15:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.95% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

[mbedtls][Source-reported homepage]

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Version impact has not been established. The original provider fields are retained below.

Provider details and historical evidence

Original provider fields

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      "status": "fixed",
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      "version": "3.6.7-3"
    },
    {
      "name": "mbedtls",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "forky",
      "version": "3.6.7-3"
    },
    {
      "name": "mbedtls",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "trixie",
      "version": "3.6.6-0.1~deb13u1"
    },
    {
      "name": "mbedtls",
      "status": "vulnerable",
      "release": "bookworm",
      "version": "2.28.3-1"
    }
  ],
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      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
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      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "2.28.5-1"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "mbedtls",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
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      "fixed_version": "2.28.5-1"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "mbedtls",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
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    },
    {
      "bug": null,
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      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
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    }
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            }
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      "release": "3.16",
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      "release": "3.18",
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      "release": "3.20",
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    },
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            },
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            }
          ]
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      "release": "3.21",
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    },
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          ]
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    },
    {
      "name": "mbedtls",
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "release": "3.24",
      "versions": [],
      "ecosystem": "apk",
      "fixed_version": "2.28.5-r0",
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    },
    {
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            {
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "release": "16.04",
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        "2.1.2-1",
        "2.2.0-1",
        "2.2.1-1",
        "2.2.1-2",
        "2.2.1-2ubuntu0.1",
        "2.2.1-2ubuntu0.2",
        "2.2.1-2ubuntu0.3"
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    },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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            {
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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        "2.16.11-0.1ubuntu1",
        "2.16.11-0.3",
        "2.28.0-1",
        "2.28.0-1build1",
        "2.28.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
      ],
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      "fixed_version": "",
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    }
  ]
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libmbedcrypto7]Unknown
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 2.28.3-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
- 2.28.3-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
[libmbedtls14]Unknown
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 2.28.3-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
- 2.28.3-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
[libmbedtls-dev]Unknown
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 2.28.3-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
- 2.28.3-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
[libmbedtls-doc]Unknown
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 2.28.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
- 2.28.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
[libmbedx509-1]Unknown
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 2.28.3-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
- 2.28.3-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libmbedcrypto16]Unknown
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.5-1
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.5-1
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
[libmbedtls21]Unknown
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.5-1
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.5-1
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
[libmbedtls-dev]Unknown
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.5-1
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.5-1
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
[libmbedtls-doc]Unknown
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.5-1
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.5-1
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
[libmbedx509-7]Unknown
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.5-1
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.5-1
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 28, 2026, 5:43:45 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]