#VU54230 Resource management error in Tor - CVE-2021-34549

Vulnerability identifier: #VU54230

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34549

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Tor
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: tor.eff.org

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the naive unkeyed hash function. A remote attacker can construct circuits with chosen circuit IDs, to create collisions and make the hash table inefficient, resulting in denial of service condition.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Tor: 0.3.0 - 0.4.5.8

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External links
https://blog.torproject.org/node/2041

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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