# CVE-2023-53159: The openssl crate before 0.10.55 for Rust allows an out-of-bounds read via an empty string to X509VerifyParamRef::set\_host.

- Also known as: GHSA-XCF7-RVMH-G6Q4, RUSTSEC-2023-0044
- Severity: CVSS 4.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.10.55
- Published: 2025-07-28 · Updated: 2025-07-28

## Affected

- sfackler openssl: fixed in 0.10.55
- openssl (crates.io): from 0.10.0, fixed in 0.10.55
- openssl (crates.io): from 0.0.0-0, fixed in 0.10.55

## Description

The openssl crate before 0.10.55 for Rust allows an out-of-bounds read via an empty string to X509VerifyParamRef::set_host.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenSSL, upgrade to a fixed version (0.10.55) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0044.html
- https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl/issues/1965
- https://crates.io/crates/openssl

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