SB2011061404 - Buffer overflow in tor.eff Tor
Published: June 14, 2011 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011061404
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1924)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Buffer overflow in the policy_summarize function in or/policies.c in Tor before 0.2.1.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (directory authority crash) via a crafted policy that triggers creation of a long port list.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061258.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43548
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44862
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46618
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705192
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705194
- https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/43414eb98821d3b5c6c65181d7545ce938f82c8e
- https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-announce/2011-February/000000.html