Improper Input Validation Affecting tor package, versions <0.2.3.22-rc-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.75% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1510-TOR-370705
  • published14 Sept 2012
  • disclosed14 Sept 2012

Introduced: 14 Sep 2012

CVE-2012-4922  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:15.10 tor to version 0.2.3.22-rc-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:15.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The tor_timegm function in common/util.c in Tor before 0.2.2.39, and 0.2.3.x before 0.2.3.22-rc, does not properly validate time values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed directory object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4419.

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