CVE-2017-8820

High

Description

In Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 before 0.3.0.13, and 0.3.1 before 0.3.1.9, remote attackers can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) against directory authorities via a malformed descriptor, aka TROVE-2017-010.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductTor
PublishedDec 3, 2017
First seenDec 3, 2017

How to fix

Update
  • tor_project tor0.2.5.16, 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0.13, 0.3.1.9 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
tor_project torv < 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 ≤ v < 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 ≤ v < 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 ≤ v < 0.3.0.13, 0.3.1 ≤ v < 0.3.1.90.2.5.16, 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0.13, 0.3.1.9
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0—

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