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CVE-2015-2689

Published: 24 January 2020

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
DoS due to DNS triggering an abort

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
tor
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (0.2.4.27-1build0.14.04.1)
upstream
Released (0.2.5.11-1)
utopic Ignored
(end of life)
vivid
Released (0.2.5.12-1build0.15.04.1)
wily Not vulnerable
(0.2.6.10-1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(0.2.6.10-1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(0.2.6.10-1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(0.2.6.10-1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H