#VU30429 Input validation error in Tor - CVE-2015-2689
Published: January 24, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30429
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2689
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Tor before 0.2.4.26 and 0.2.5.x before 0.2.5.11 does not properly handle pending-connection resolve states during periods of high DNS load, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via crafted packets.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.