CVE-2016-1254
N/A
Published: December 5, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:41 AM UTC
6 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraLeap
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%v < 0.2.8.12
Affected range stops below 0.2.8.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00154.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00155.html
- https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02812-released
- https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/?id=d978216dea6b21ac38230a59d172139185a68dbd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FXOJSMCTIOHLBRYFBVEL3CDLGPZXX6WE/
References (8)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00154.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00155.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02812-releasedx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/?id=d978216dea6b21ac38230a59d172139185a68dbdVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FXOJSMCTIOHLBRYFBVEL3CDLGPZXX6WE/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GTU2R253477RZLYAJAR5DAXAON7KIVLA/x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21018Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3741Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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