SB2011122303 - Buffer overflow in tor.eff Tor 



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

Medium 100%
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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.