CVE-2023-35784
A double free or use after free could occur after SSL_clear in OpenBSD 7.2 before errata 026 and...
A double free or use after free could occur after SSL_clear in OpenBSD 7.2 before errata 026 and 7.3 before errata 004, and in LibreSSL before 3.6.3 and 3.7.x before 3.7.3. NOTE: OpenSSL is not affected.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
A double free or use after free could occur after SSL_clear in OpenBSD 7.2 before errata 026 and 7.3 before errata 004, and in LibreSSL before 3.6.3 and 3.7.x before 3.7.3. NOTE: OpenSSL is not affected.
- Record
CVE-2023-35784- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-415, CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A double free or use after free could occur after SSL_clear in OpenBSD 7.2 before errata 026 and 7.3 before errata 004, and in LibreSSL before 3.6.3 and 3.7.x before 3.7.3. NOTE: OpenSSL is not affected.
- Record
CVE-2023-35784- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-39781 No score
A double free or use after free could occur after SSL_clear in OpenBSD 7.2 before errata 026 and 7.3 before errata 004, and in LibreSSL before 3.6.3 and 3.7.x before 3.7.3. NOTE: OpenSSL is not affected.
- Record
EUVD-2023-39781- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w423-44w8-64mh
9.8
A double free or use after free could occur after SSL_clear in OpenBSD 7.2 before errata 026 and...
A double free or use after free could occur after SSL_clear in OpenBSD 7.2 before errata 026 and 7.3 before errata 004, and in LibreSSL before 3.6.3 and 3.7.x before 3.7.3. NOTE: OpenSSL is not affected.
- Record
GHSA-w423-44w8-64mh- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2023-35784
9.8
- Record
BELL-CVE-2023-35784- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
A double free or use after free could occur after SSL_clear in OpenBSD 7.2 before errata 026 and 7.3 before errata 004, and in LibreSSL before 3.6.3 and 3.7.x before 3.7.3. NOTE: OpenSSL is not affected.
- Record
CVE-2023-35784- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libresslAlpaquita:23 |
3.6.1-r0 up to 3.6.3-r0 | 3.6.3-r0 |
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-2023-35784 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Openbsd Libressl, published June 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.94%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in libressl 3.6.3-r0.
References
ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.3/common/004_ssl.patch.sig
ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.2/common/026_ssl.patch.sig
ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/libressl-3.6.3-relnotes.txt
ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/libressl-3.7.3-relnotes.txt
github.com/libressl/openbsd/commit/e42d8f4b21a8a498e2eabbffe4c7b7d4ef7cec54
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35784
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github.com/libressl/openbsd/commit/1d6680b3682f8caba78c627dee60c76da6e20dd7
github.com/libressl/openbsd/commit/96094ca8757b95298f49d65c813f303bd514b27b
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w423-44w8-64mh
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2023-35784
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/35xxx/CVE-2023-35784.json