CVE-2006-6893 describes a side-channel vulnerability in Tor that allows remote attackers to potentially discover the IP address of a hidden service. This is achieved by observing changes in CPU temperature, induced by high-rate access to the hidden service, which in turn affects timing patterns in ICMP timestamps, TCP sequence numbers, and TCP timestamps. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, primarily impacting confidentiality. There is no known exploit intelligence, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1.1.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tor:tor:0.1.1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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