| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-754-1, DSA-3741-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 848847 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| tor (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 0.4.5.16-1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 0.4.7.16-1 | fixed |
| trixie, sid | 0.4.8.16-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02812-released
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21018