SB2017092919 - Fedora 27 update for tor



SB2017092919 - Fedora 27 update for tor

Published: September 29, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017092919
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 67% Low 33%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0375)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The hidden-service feature in Tor before 0.3.0.8 allows a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) in the relay_send_end_cell_from_edge_ function via a malformed BEGIN cell.


2) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0376)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The hidden-service feature in Tor before 0.3.0.8 allows a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) in the connection_edge_process_relay_cell function via a BEGIN_DIR cell on a rendezvous circuit.


3) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0380)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in the rend_service_intro_established() function in 'or/rendservice.c due to the system may log uninitialized stack contents when a certain hidden service error occurs while SafeLogging is disabled. A remote attacker can use an error message about the construction of an introduction point circuit and gain access to potentially sensitive information from uninitialized stack memory.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.