GLSA-200506-18 : Tor: Information disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18544

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200506-18 (Tor: Information disclosure)

A bug in Tor allows attackers to view arbitrary memory contents from an exit server's process space.
Impact :

A remote attacker could exploit the memory disclosure to gain sensitive information and possibly even private keys.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Tor users should upgrade to the latest available version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/tor-0.0.9.10'

See Also

http://archives.seul.org/or/announce/Jun-2005/msg00001.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200506-18

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18544

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200506-18.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 6/22/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:tor, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/21/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2050

GLSA: 200506-18