CVE-2023-29483

Exp

eventlet before 0.35.2, as used in dnspython before 2.6.0, allows remote attackers to interfere with DNS name resolution by quickly sending an invalid packet from the expected IP address and source port, aka a "TuDoor" attack. In other words, dnspython does not have the preferred behavior in which the DNS name resolution algorithm would proceed, within the full time window, in order to wait for a valid packet. NOTE: dnspython 2.6.0 is unusable for a different reason that was addressed in 2.6.1.

Published: 2024-04-11 Last update: 2025-11-04 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-29483 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.39%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-29483

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-29483

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 2026-05-25 8.60% 8.39% -0.21%
2 2026-05-12 7.32% 8.60% +1.28%
3 2026-05-07 7.32%

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-29483

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.0 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.2 4.7 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-29483

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-29483

GHSA-3rq5-2g8h-59hc · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Potential DoS via the Tudoor mechanism in eventlet and dnspython

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-29483

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-29483 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dnspython), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-29483
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-29483
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-29483/
ubuntu low CVE-2023-29483 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dnspython), 11 status rows across 11 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 4, needs-triage 3, needed 2, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-29483

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-29483

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eventlet eventlet < 0.35.2 cpe:2.3:a:eventlet:eventlet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnspython dnspython < 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:dnspython:dnspython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 38 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 39 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 40 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp bootstrap_os cpe:2.3:o:netapp:bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-29483

URL Tags
https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/913 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/releases/tag/v0.35.2 Release Notes
https://github.com/rthalley/dnspython/issues/1045 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/rthalley/dnspython/releases/tag/v2.6.0 Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NLRKR57IFVKQC2GCXZBFLCLBAWBWL3F6/ Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOHJOO3OM65UIUUUVDEXMCTXNM6LXZEH/ Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3BNSIK5NFYSAP53Y45GOCMOQHHDLGIF/ Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240510-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-DNSPYTHON-6241713 Third Party Advisory
https://www.dnspython.org/ Product
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NLRKR57IFVKQC2GCXZBFLCLBAWBWL3F6/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VOHJOO3OM65UIUUUVDEXMCTXNM6LXZEH/
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