CVE-2016-1254

NameCVE-2016-1254
DescriptionTor before 0.2.8.12 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via a crafted hidden service descriptor.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-754-1, DSA-3741-1
NVD severitymedium (attack range: remote)
Debian Bugs848847

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
tor (PTS)jessie (security), jessie0.2.5.16-1fixed
stretch (security), stretch0.2.9.15-1fixed
buster, sid0.3.4.8-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
torsource(unstable)0.2.9.8-2medium848847
torsourcejessie0.2.5.12-4mediumDSA-3741-1
torsourcewheezy0.2.4.27-3mediumDLA-754-1

Notes

https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02812-released
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21018
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