CVE-2017-8820
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-8820 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-12-03 07:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2017-12-21 18:07:00 UTC |
| Description | In Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 before 0.3.0.13, and 0.3.1 before 0.3.1.9, remote attackers can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) against directory authorities via a malformed descriptor, aka TROVE-2017-010. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-476
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Tor Project | Tor | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Tor Project | Tor | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4054-1 tor | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| New stable Tor releases, with security fixes: 0.3.1.9, 0.3.0.13, 0.2.9.14, 0.2.8.17, 0.2.5.16 | Tor Blog | CONFIRM | blog.torproject.org | Vendor Advisory |
| #24245 (Fix TROVE-2017-010: Remote DoS attack against directory authorities) – Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki | CONFIRM | bugs.torproject.org | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.