Session hijacking in Tor

1) Session hijacking

EUVDB-ID: #VU7479

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0377

CWE-ID: CWE-384 - Session Fixation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to hijack the target user's session.

The weakness exists due to guard-selection algorithm only considers the exit relay (not the exit relay's family). A remote attacker can leverage the existence of large families, defeat intended anonymity properties and steal the victim's session.

Mitigation

Update to version 0.3.0.9.

Vulnerable software versions

Tor: 0.3.0.0 - 0.3.0.8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:tor_eff_org:tor:0.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:tor_eff_org:tor:0.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:tor_eff_org:tor:0.3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22753
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0309-released-security-update-clients

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.