Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-3519
CVE-2012-3519
Description
routerlist.c in Tor before 0.2.2.38 uses a different amount of time for relay-list iteration depending on which relay is chosen, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about relay selection via a timing side-channel attack.
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References
8- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00048.htmlnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/6nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/50583nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-03.xmlnvd
- gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/308f6dad20675c42b29862f4269ad1fbfb00dc9anvd
- gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/d48cebc5e498b0ae673635f40fc57cdddab45d5bnvd
- lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-announce/2012-August/000086.htmlnvd
- trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6537nvd
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