CVE-2013-0169

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.

Published: 2013-02-08 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-0169 is rated Low Risk (37.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.94%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-0169

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-22 0.84% 0.94% +0.10%
2 2026-04-23 0.93% 0.84% -0.09%
3 2026-04-10 0.93%

Full EPSS history (59 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-0169

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-0169

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-0169

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2013-0169 low priority: Debian including 4 source packages (bouncycastle, gnutls28, nss, openssl), 20 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 20. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0169
gentoo high CVE-2013-0169: 4 GLSA(s) (201310-10, 201312-03, 201401-30, 201406-32), 8 atom(s) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java, dev-java/icedtea-bin, …); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-0169
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0169
suse medium CVE-2013-0169 severity moderate: SUSE including 222 source package names (compat-openssl097g-0.9.7g-146.22.25.1, compat-openssl097g-0.9.7g-146.22.29.1, …), 504 product×package rows across 63 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (63 product lines)): Fixed 332, Known Not Affected 172. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0169/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-0169 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (openjdk-6, openjdk-7, openssl, openssl098), 36 status rows across 9 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream): released 28, DNE 4, ignored 3, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-0169

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2013-0169

Comment: 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)

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-0169

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openssl openssl >= 0.9.8, <= 0.9.8x cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl >= 1.0.0, <= 1.0.0j cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl >= 1.0.1, <= 1.0.1d cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update22:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update23:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update24:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update26:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update27:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update29:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update30:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update31:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update32:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update33:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update34:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update35:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update37:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update38:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.6.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.7.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.7.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.7.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.7.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.7.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.7.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.7.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.7.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.14.0 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.14.2 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.14.3 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.99 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.99:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.99 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.99:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.99 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.99:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 0.99 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:0.99:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-0169

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