CVE-2011-0492

CVE-2011-0492 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Tor versions prior to 0.2.1.29 and 0.2.2.21-alpha. Remote attackers can trigger an assertion failure and daemon exit by providing specific "blobs" that cause a certain file size, particularly within the cached-descriptors.new file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity. It is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and requires no authentication, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting low public attention.