CVE-2023-33613
axTLS v2.1.5 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the bi_import function in axtls...
axTLS v2.1.5 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the bi_import function in axtls-code/crypto/bigint.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) when parsing a private key.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
axTLS v2.1.5 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the bi_import function in axtls-code/crypto/bigint.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) when parsing a private key.
- Record
CVE-2023-33613- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
axTLS v2.1.5 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the bi_import function in axtls-code/crypto/bigint.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) when parsing a private key.
- Record
CVE-2023-33613- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-37769
axTLS v2.1.5 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the bi_import function in axtls-code/crypto/bigint.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) when parsing a private key.
- Record
EUVD-2023-37769- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3485-35jp-jwmx
axTLS v2.1.5 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the bi_import function in axtls...
axTLS v2.1.5 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the bi_import function in axtls-code/crypto/bigint.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) when parsing a private key.
- Record
GHSA-3485-35jp-jwmx- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-33613
axTLS v2.1.5 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the bi_import function in axtls-code/crypto/bigint.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) when parsing a private key.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-33613- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-33613 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Axtls Project Axtls, published June 6, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.