CVE-2025-4444

Tor Onion Service Descriptor resource consumption

LOW
3.7
CVSS Score
Published: September 18, 2025 at 01:58 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 04:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTor

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Severity
LOW3.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in Tor up to 0.4.7.16/0.4.8.17. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Onion Service Descriptor Handler. Performing manipulation results in resource consumption. The attack may be initiated remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is considered difficult. Upgrading to version 0.4.8.18 and 0.4.9.3-alpha is recommended to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

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CVSS

3.7LOWVulDB
Vector?

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StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-404

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