PT-2018-8856 · Tor+1 · Tor+1

Published

2017-04-28

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Updated

2024-06-15

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CVE-2018-0490

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Tor versions prior to 0.2.9.15 Tor versions 0.3.1.x prior to 0.3.1.10 Tor versions 0.3.2.x prior to 0.3.2.10
Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference and directory-authority crash. This is achieved via a misformatted relay descriptor that is mishandled during voting.
Recommendations For Tor versions prior to 0.2.9.15, update to version 0.2.9.15 or later. For Tor versions 0.3.1.x prior to 0.3.1.10, update to version 0.3.1.10 or later. For Tor versions 0.3.2.x prior to 0.3.2.10, update to version 0.3.2.10 or later.

Fix

DoS

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1539
ALT-PU-2018-1419
CVE-2018-0490
DSA-4183-1
MGASA-2018-0161
OPENSUSE-SU-2018:0614-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2018:0620-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11469-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Tor