vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-8860): tor vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 4, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 4, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025
Description
It was discovered that Tor improperly NUL terminated data. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a crash and denial of service.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-tor
References
- CVE-2016-8860
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-8860
- CWE-119
- DEBIAN-DSA-3694
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/18/11
- URL-https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0289-released-important-fixes
- URL-https://github.com/torproject/tor/commit/3cea86eb2fbb65949673eb4ba8ebb695c87a57ce
- URL-https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/20384
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8860
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