Resource Exhaustion Affecting tor package, versions <0.4.2.7-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-TOR-8489708
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed23 Mar 2020

Introduced: 23 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-10592  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 tor to version 0.4.2.7-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tor package and not the tor package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

Tor before 0.3.5.10, 0.4.x before 0.4.1.9, and 0.4.2.x before 0.4.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service (CPU consumption), aka TROVE-2020-002.

CVSS Scores

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