CVE-2006-3417 Affecting tor package, versions [,0.1.1.20)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TOR-2371374
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed7 Jul 2006
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Jul 2006

CVE-2006-3417  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade tor to version 0.1.1.20 or higher.

Overview

Tor client before 0.1.1.20 prefers entry points based on is_fast or is_stable flags, which could allow remote attackers to be preferred over nodes that are identified as more trustworthy "entry guard" (is_guard) systems by directory authorities.

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