#VU54231 Out-of-bounds read in Tor - CVE-2021-34550
Published: June 20, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54231
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34550
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Tor
Tor
Software vendor:
tor.eff.org
tor.eff.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition during v3 onion service descriptor parsing. A remote attacker can create an onion service descriptor that would crash any client that tried to visit it.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.