CVE-2016-8860 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Tor versions prior to 0.2.8.9 and 0.2.9.4-alpha, affecting clients, hidden services, relays, and authorities. The flaw stems from a lack of NUL termination in buf_t data within or/buffers.c, allowing remote attackers to crash systems with crafted data. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.2.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:0.2.9.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:0.2.9.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:0.2.9.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:0.2.9.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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