NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting tor package, versions <0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.3
Threat Intelligence
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- published5 Mar 2018
- disclosed5 Mar 2018
Introduced: 5 Mar 2018
CVE-2018-0490 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 tor to version 0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.3 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in Tor before 0.2.9.15, 0.3.1.x before 0.3.1.10, and 0.3.2.x before 0.3.2.10. The directory-authority protocol-list subprotocol implementation allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and directory-authority crash) via a misformatted relay descriptor that is mishandled during voting.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-0490
- https://blog.torproject.org/new-stable-tor-releases-security-fixes-and-dos-prevention-03210-03110-02915
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25074
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0490
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4183
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-0490