CVE-2013-4623

N/A Unknown
Published: September 30, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115922.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115927.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116351.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2782
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61764
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=997767
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://github.com/polarssl/polarssl/commit/1922a4e6aade7b1d685af19d4d9339ddb5c02859
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/polarssl-security-advisory-2013-03
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115922.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115927.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116351.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2782
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61764
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=997767
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/polarssl/polarssl/commit/1922a4e6aade7b1d685af19d4d9339ddb5c02859
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/polarssl-security-advisory-2013-03
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
71th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

polarssl

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