CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0376

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The hidden-service feature in Tor before version 0.3.0.8 allows a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) in the connection_edge_process_relay_cell function via a BEGIN_DIR cell on a rendezvous circuit.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service operation, leading to unavailability of applications using Tor.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Tor to eliminate this vulnerability and secure the system against potential attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The hidden-service feature in Tor before 0.3.0.8 allows a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) in the connection_edge_process_relay_cell function via a BEGIN_DIR cell on a rendezvous circuit.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS