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CVE-2016-1254

high

Description

Tor before 0.2.8.12 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via a crafted hidden service descriptor.

References

https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3741

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00155.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00154.html

https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21018

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GTU2R253477RZLYAJAR5DAXAON7KIVLA/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FXOJSMCTIOHLBRYFBVEL3CDLGPZXX6WE/

https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/?id=d978216dea6b21ac38230a59d172139185a68dbd

https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02812-released

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-12-05

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.03038