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LOW

CVE-2013-0169

CWE-310Published: February 8, 2013· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

2.6

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

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.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2013-0169 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Scope

Impact

ConfidentialityP

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

OpenSSL1 product(s)

openssl

Oracle1 product(s)

openjdk

polarssl1 product(s)

polarssl

Source: NVD CPE · 20 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/02/20/security-icedtea-2-1-6-2-2-6-2-3-7-for-openjdk-7-released/

ADVISORYhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101366.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00020.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00000.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00002.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00020.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00001.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00027.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html

ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136396549913849&w=2

ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136432043316835&w=2

ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2

ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2

ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137545771702053&w=2

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0587.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0782.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0783.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/53623

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/55108

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/55139

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/55322

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/55350

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/55351

ADVISORYhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml

ADVISORYhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880

ADVISORYhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047

ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2621

ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2622

ADVISORYhttp://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/tls/TLStiming.pdf

ADVISORYhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737740

ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:095

ADVISORYhttp://www.matrixssl.org/news.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20130204.txt

ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013update-1905892.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57778

ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029190

ADVISORYhttp://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAHXG

ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1735-1

ADVISORYhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-051A.html

ADVISORYhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-556833.pdf

ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00029.html

ADVISORYhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19608

ADVISORYhttps://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polarssl-1.2.5-released

ADVISORYhttps://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0169

ADVISORYhttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c03883001

ADVISORYhttps://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0084

ADVISORYhttp://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/02/20/security-icedtea-2-1-6-2-2-6-2-3-7-for-openjdk-7-released/

ADVISORYhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101366.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00020.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00000.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00002.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00020.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00001.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00027.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.html

ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136396549913849&w=2

ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136432043316835&w=2

ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2

ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2

ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137545771702053&w=2

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0587.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0782.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0783.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/53623

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/55108

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/55139

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/55322

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/55350

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/55351

ADVISORYhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml

ADVISORYhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880

ADVISORYhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644047

ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2621

ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2622

ADVISORYhttp://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/tls/TLStiming.pdf

ADVISORYhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737740

ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:095

ADVISORYhttp://www.matrixssl.org/news.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20130204.txt

ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013update-1905892.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57778

ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029190

ADVISORYhttp://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAHXG

ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1735-1

ADVISORYhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-051A.html

ADVISORYhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-556833.pdf

ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00029.html

ADVISORYhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19608

ADVISORYhttps://polarssl.org/tech-updates/releases/polarssl-1.2.5-released

ADVISORYhttps://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0169

ADVISORYhttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c03883001

ADVISORYhttps://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0084

All References (110)

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http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/02/20/security-icedtea-2-1-6-2-2-6-2-3-7-for-openjdk-7-released/Third Party Advisory

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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory

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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101366.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00020.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00020.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00027.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00011.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136396549913849&w=2Third Party Advisory

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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136432043316835&w=2Third Party Advisory

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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2Third Party Advisory

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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2Third Party Advisory

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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137545771702053&w=2Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2013-0169

CVSS Score2.6 / 10

SeverityLOW

WeaknessCWE-310

CISA KEVNo

Affected3 vendor(s)

PublishedFeb 8, 2013

Related CVEs (CWE-310)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2013-0169 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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