Out-of-Bounds Affecting tor package, versions <0.2.4.27-1ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.82% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-TOR-370781
  • published4 Jan 2017
  • disclosed4 Jan 2017

Introduced: 4 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-8860  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 tor to version 0.2.4.27-1ubuntu0.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Tor before 0.2.8.9 and 0.2.9.x before 0.2.9.4-alpha had internal functions that were entitled to expect that buf_t data had NUL termination, but the implementation of or/buffers.c did not ensure that NUL termination was present, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client, hidden service, relay, or authority crash) via crafted data.