5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-40217
Apache Python SSL improperly Handled Closed TLS Client
Description

An issue was discovered in Python before 3.8.18, 3.9.x before 3.9.18, 3.10.x before 3.10.13, and 3.11.x before 3.11.5. It primarily affects servers (such as HTTP servers) that use TLS client authentication. If a TLS server-side socket is created, receives data into the socket buffer, and then is closed quickly, there is a brief window where the SSLSocket instance will detect the socket as "not connected" and won't initiate a handshake, but buffered data will still be readable from the socket buffer. This data will not be authenticated if the server-side TLS peer is expecting client certificate authentication, and is indistinguishable from valid TLS stream data. Data is limited in size to the amount that will fit in the buffer. (The TLS connection cannot directly be used for data exfiltration because the vulnerable code path requires that the connection be closed on initialization of the SSLSocket.)

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 25, 2023, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-40217 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-40217 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Python python

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-40217 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-40217 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce%40python.org/thread/PEPLII27KYHLF4AK3ZQGKYNCRERG4YXY/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/PEPLII27KYHLF4AK3ZQGKYNCRERG4YXY/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 06, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0014/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/PEPLII27KYHLF4AK3ZQGKYNCRERG4YXY/ No Types Assigned https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/PEPLII27KYHLF4AK3ZQGKYNCRERG4YXY/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.python.org/dev/security/ No Types Assigned https://www.python.org/dev/security/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.8.18 *cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.9.0 up to (excluding) 3.9.18 *cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.10.0 up to (excluding) 3.10.13 *cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.11.0 up to (excluding) 3.11.5
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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