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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...

6.5 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.86%Unchanged since Jan 14, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

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.

Record
CVE-2023-23589
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-693
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 6.5

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.

Record
CVE-2023-23589
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-693
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27689 6.5

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.

Record
EUVD-2023-27689
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wqq-m34g-chqp 6.5

The SafeSocks option in Tor before 0.4.7.13 has a logic error in which the unsafe SOCKS4 protocol...

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.

Record
GHSA-6wqq-m34g-chqp
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-693
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

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.

Record
CVE-2023-23589
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-23589 6.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23589
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-23589 6.5

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23589
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2023-0017 No score

Updated tor packages fix security vulnerability

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. (CVE-2023-23589)

Record
MGASA-2023-0017
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tor
Debian:12
 before 0.4.7.13-1
0.4.7.13-1
tor
Debian:13
 before 0.4.7.13-1
0.4.7.13-1
tor
Debian:14
 before 0.4.7.13-1
0.4.7.13-1
tor
Debian:10
 before 0.3.5.16-1+deb10u1, plus listed versions
0.3.5.10-10.3.5.10-1~bpo9+10.3.5.12-10.3.5.14-10.3.5.15-10.3.5.16-10.3.5.8-1
0.3.5.16-1+deb10u1
tor
Debian:11
 before 0.4.5.16-1, plus listed versions
0.4.5.10-10.4.5.10-1~bpo10+10.4.5.10-1~deb11u10.4.5.9-1
0.4.5.16-1
tor
Mageia:8
 before 0.4.5.16-1.mga8
0.4.5.16-1.mga8
tor
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.2.3.25-10.2.4.19-10.2.4.20-10.2.4.27-1build0.14.04.10.2.4.27-1ubuntu0.10.2.4.27-1ubuntu0.1+esm10.2.4.27-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
 None known
tor
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.2.6.10-1ubuntu20.2.7.6-1ubuntu10.2.9.11-1ubuntu1~16.04.10.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.10.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.20.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.30.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm1
 None known
tor
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.3.0.10-10.3.1.8-20.3.1.9-10.3.2.9-10.3.2.9-1build1
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0.3.2.10-10.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.10.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.2~esm10.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.2~esm2
 None known
tor
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.4.1.5-10.4.1.5-1build10.4.1.6-10.4.2.5-10.4.2.6-10.4.2.7-10.4.2.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
tor
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.4.5.9-10.4.6.8-10.4.6.8-1build10.4.6.9-10.4.6.10-10.4.9.11-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-23589 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Torproject Tor, published January 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in tor 0.4.7.13-1.

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