Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Debian: DSA-3694: tor -- security update

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Debian: DSA-3694: tor -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/18/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/18/2016
Modified
03/23/2020

Description

It has been discovered that Tor treats the contents of some buffer

chunks as if they were a NUL-terminated string. This issue could

enable a remote attacker to crash a Tor client, hidden service, relay,

or authority.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-tor

References

  • DSA-3694

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;