HIGH
Tor before 0.2.8.12 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via a crafted hidden service descriptor
Published Dec 5, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.00%
Description
Tor before 0.2.8.12 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via a crafted hidden service descriptor.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 0.2.8.12
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 24
- 25
- 42.2
- 13.2
- 42.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.00% 0.03004
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03004
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.00% (0.03004) | 86.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.00% (0.03004) | 85.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.04% (0.03038) | 85.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.17% (0.04165) | 80.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.04% (0.03038) | 85.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.38% (0.02383) | 89.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.90% (0.04898) | 93.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 4.15% (0.04146) | 91.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 3.04% (0.03041) | 89.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 3.32% (0.03319) | 89.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 2.55% (0.02547) | 88.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.66% (0.02655) | 88.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00154.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00155.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02812-released x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/?id=d978216dea6b21ac38230a59d172139185a68dbd x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FXOJSMCTIOHLBRYFBVEL3CDLGPZXX6WE/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GTU2R253477RZLYAJAR5DAXAON7KIVLA/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21018 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3741 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00154.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00155.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02812-released | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/?id=d978216dea6b21ac38230a59d172139185a68dbd | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FXOJSMCTIOHLBRYFBVEL3CDLGPZXX6WE/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GTU2R253477RZLYAJAR5DAXAON7KIVLA/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21018 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3741 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Dec 5, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Dec 27, 2015
Link CVE-2016-1254
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a