Tor up to 0.0.1 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Tor up to 0.0.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2250. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Tor up to 0.0.1 (Network Encryption Software). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Tor before 0.2.3.24-rc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by performing link protocol negotiation incorrectly.

The weakness was disclosed 02/02/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gitweb.torproject.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2250 since 04/16/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 0.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entry VDB-66286 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Tor 0.0.2

Timelineinfo

04/16/2012 🔍
02/02/2014 +657 days 🔍
02/02/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +415 days 🔍
03/18/2019 +1455 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitweb.torproject.org
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-2250 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2250
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66287
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 03/18/2019 09:05
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (43), 03/18/2019 09:05 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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