SB2011122303 - Buffer overflow in tor.eff Tor
Published: December 23, 2011 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011122303
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2778)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Tor before 0.2.2.35 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by (1) establishing a SOCKS connection to SocksPort or (2) leveraging a SOCKS proxy configuration.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.