GLSA-201612-45 : Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 96125

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-201612-45 (Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tor. Please review the CVE identifier and change log referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Tor users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/tor-0.2.8.9'

See Also

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torproject/tor/tor-0.2.8.9/ChangeLog

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-45

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96125

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201612-45.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 12/27/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

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: 12/24/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8860

GLSA: 201612-45