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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8860

Tor before 0.2.8.9 and 0.2.9.x before 0.2.9.4-alpha had internal functions that were entitled to expect that buf_t data had NUL termination, but the i...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Tor before 0.2.8.9 and 0.2.9.x before 0.2.9.4-alpha had internal functions that were entitled to expect that buf_t data had NUL termination, but the implementation of or/buffers.c did not ensure that NUL termination was present, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client, hidden service, relay, or authority crash) via crafted data.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 tor

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.2.8.9-1"}]}]

Debian:13 tor

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.2.8.9-1"}]}]

Debian:14 tor

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.2.8.9-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org