CVE-2016-1254

Description

Tor before 0.2.8.12 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via a crafted hidden service descriptor.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.04% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory torproject.org Vendor Advisory torproject.org Vendor Advisory torproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00154.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GTU2R253477RZLYAJAR5DAXAON7KIVLA/ vendor advisory
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02812-released vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00155.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3741 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21018 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FXOJSMCTIOHLBRYFBVEL3CDLGPZXX6WE/ vendor advisory
https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/?id=d978216dea6b21ac38230a59d172139185a68dbd patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1254?
CVE-2016-1254 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1254?
To fix CVE-2016-1254, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1254 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1254 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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