Use After Free Affecting tor package, versions <0.3.1.9-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.6% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-TOR-19166185
  • published22 Aug 2026
  • disclosed3 Dec 2017

Introduced: 3 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-8823  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest tor to version 0.3.1.9-1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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, there is a use-after-free in onion service v2 during intro-point expiration because the expiring list is mismanaged in certain error cases, aka TROVE-2017-013.