High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 3, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-8820
CVE-2017-8820
Description
In Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 before 0.3.0.13, and 0.3.1 before 0.3.1.9, remote attackers can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) against directory authorities via a malformed descriptor, aka TROVE-2017-010.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- blog.torproject.org/new-stable-tor-releases-security-fixes-0319-03013-02914-02817-02516nvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.torproject.org/24245nvdVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4054nvdThird Party Advisory
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