GLSA-202003-50 : Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 134925

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-202003-50 (Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tor, and tor. Please review the CVE identifiers 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 0.4.1.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-vpn/tor-0.4.1.9' All Tor 0.4.2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-vpn/tor-0.4.2.7'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-50

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 134925

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202003-50.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 3/26/2020

Updated: 3/20/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10592

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10593

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/25/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-10592, CVE-2020-10593

GLSA: 202003-50