Name: CVE-2011-2778: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2011-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2011-2778, CWE-119, CVSS 8.1, EPSS 0.03768

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Tor before 0.2.2.35 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by (1) establishing a SOCKS connection to SocksPort or (2) leveraging a SOCKS proxy configuration.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade tor	Jul 30, 2024	Dec 23, 2011
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade net-misc/tor.	Oct 30, 2017	Dec 22, 2011

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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