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CVE-2013-4623

The x509parse_crt function in x509.h in PolarSSL 1.1.x before 1.1.7 and 1.2.x before 1.2.8 does...

4.3 Medium

The x509parse_crt function in x509.h in PolarSSL 1.1.x before 1.1.7 and 1.2.x before 1.2.8 does not properly parse certificate messages during the SSL/TLS handshake, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a certificate message that contains a PEM encoded certificate.

Exploit likelihood

1.89%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

The x509parse_crt function in x509.h in PolarSSL 1.1.x before 1.1.7 and 1.2.x before 1.2.8 does not properly parse certificate messages during the SSL/TLS handshake, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a certificate message that contains a PEM encoded certificate.

Record
CVE-2013-4623
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The x509parse_crt function in x509.h in PolarSSL 1.1.x before 1.1.7 and 1.2.x before 1.2.8 does not properly parse certificate messages during the SSL/TLS handshake, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a certificate message that contains a PEM encoded certificate.

Record
CVE-2013-4623
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4479 No score

The x509parse_crt function in x509.h in PolarSSL 1.1.x before 1.1.7 and 1.2.x before 1.2.8 does not properly parse certificate messages during the SSL/TLS handshake, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a certificate message that contains a PEM encoded certificate.

Record
EUVD-2013-4479
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hfr2-452h-93q6 No score

The x509parse_crt function in x509.h in PolarSSL 1.1.x before 1.1.7 and 1.2.x before 1.2.8 does...

The x509parse_crt function in x509.h in PolarSSL 1.1.x before 1.1.7 and 1.2.x before 1.2.8 does not properly parse certificate messages during the SSL/TLS handshake, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a certificate message that contains a PEM encoded certificate.

Record
GHSA-hfr2-452h-93q6
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2013-0290 No score

Updated polarssl package fixes security vulnerabilities

The TLS protocol 1.1 and 1.2 and the DTLS protocol 1.0 and 1.2, as used in PolarSSL before 1.2.6, does not properly consider timing side-channel attacks on a MAC check requirement during the processing of malformed CBC padding, which allows remote attackers to conduct distinguishing attacks and plaintext-recovery attacks via statistical analysis of timing data for crafted packets, aka the "Lucky Thirteen" issue (CVE-2013-0169).

Array index error in the SSL module in PolarSSL before 1.2.6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors involving a crafted padding-length value during validation of CBC padding in a TLS session (CVE-2013-1621).

A third party can set up a SSL/TLS handshake with a server and send a malformed Certificate handshake message that results in an infinite loop for that connection. With a Man-in-the-Middle attack on a client, a third party can trigger the same infinite loop on a client (CVE-2013-4623).

Record
MGASA-2013-0290
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4623 No score

The x509parse_crt function in x509.h in PolarSSL 1.1.x before 1.1.7 and 1.2.x before 1.2.8 does not properly parse certificate messages during the SSL/TLS handshake, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a certificate message that contains a PEM encoded certificate.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4623
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
polarssl
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.2.9-1~deb6u1, plus listed versions
0.12.1-10.12.1-1squeeze10.14.3-11.0.0-11.0.0-2
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1.0.0-2+s390x1.0.0-31.1.0-11.1.1-11.1.2-11.1.3-11.1.4-11.1.4-21.2.0-11.2.2-11.2.3-11.2.4-11.2.5-11.2.6-11.2.7-11.2.8-11.2.8-2
1.2.9-1~deb6u1
polarssl
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.2.9-1~deb7u1, plus listed versions
1.1.4-21.2.0-11.2.2-11.2.3-11.2.4-1
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1.2.5-11.2.6-11.2.7-11.2.8-11.2.8-21.2.9-1~deb6u11.2.9-1~deb6u21.2.9-1~deb6u31.2.9-1~deb6u41.2.9-1~deb6u5
1.2.9-1~deb7u1
polarssl
Mageia:3
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.2.8-1.mga3
1.2.8-1.mga3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2013-4623 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Polarssl, published September 24, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.89%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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