#VU33317 Cryptographic issues in OpenSSL - CVE-2013-0169


| Updated: 2025-04-04

Vulnerability identifier: #VU33317

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0169

CWE-ID: CWE-310

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: Yes

Vulnerable software:
OpenSSL
Server applications / Encryption software

Vendor: OpenSSL Software Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The TLS protocol 1.1 and 1.2 and the DTLS protocol 1.0 and 1.2, as used in OpenSSL, OpenJDK, PolarSSL, and other products, do 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. Per http://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities.html: Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.1d (Affected 1.0.1c, 1.0.1b, 1.0.1a, 1.0.1) Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.0k (Affected 1.0.0j, 1.0.0i, 1.0.0g, 1.0.0f, 1.0.0e, 1.0.0d, 1.0.0c, 1.0.0b, 1.0.0a, 1.0.0) Fixed in OpenSSL 0.9.8y (Affected 0.9.8x, 0.9.8w, 0.9.8v, 0.9.8u, 0.9.8t, 0.9.8s, 0.9.8r, 0.9.8q, 0.9.8p, 0.9.8o, 0.9.8n, 0.9.8m, 0.9.8l, 0.9.8k, 0.9.8j, 0.9.8i, 0.9.8h, 0.9.8g, 0.9.8f, 0.9.8d, 0.9.8c, 0.9.8b, 0.9.8a, 0.9.8) Affected users should upgrade to OpenSSL 1.0.1e, 1.0.0k or 0.9.8y (The fix in 1.0.1d wasn't complete, so please use 1.0.1e or later)

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenSSL: 0.9.8y, 1.0.0k, 1.0.1d - 1.0.1e


External links
https://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/02/20/security-icedtea-2-1-6-2-2-6-2-3-7-for-openjdk-7-released/
https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101366.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00020.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00000.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00002.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00020.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00001.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00027.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136396549913849&w=2
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136432043316835&w=2
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137545771702053&w=2
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/24
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0587.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0782.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0783.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/53623
https://secunia.com/advisories/55108
https://secunia.com/advisories/55139
https://secunia.com/advisories/55322
https://secunia.com/advisories/55350
https://secunia.com/advisories/55351
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880
https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2621
https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2622
https://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/tls/TLStiming.pdf
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737740
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:095
https://www.matrixssl.org/news.html
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20130204.txt
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013update-1905892.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57778
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029190
https://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAHXG
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1735-1
https://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-051A.html
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-556833.pdf
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00029.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18841
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19016
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19424
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19540
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19608
https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polarssl-1.2.5-released
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0169
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c03883001
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0084


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.


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