CVE-2013-4623

Published Sep 30, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2782-1 polarssl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4479 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.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:52 PM
Reserved
Jun 19, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 30, 2013, 10:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:57 PM