High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-0490
CVE-2018-0490
Description
An issue was discovered in Tor before 0.2.9.15, 0.3.1.x before 0.3.1.10, and 0.3.2.x before 0.3.2.10. The directory-authority protocol-list subprotocol implementation allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and directory-authority crash) via a misformatted relay descriptor that is mishandled during voting.
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Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versions
< 0.4.6.7-2.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.4.6.7-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.3.2.10-14.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- blog.torproject.org/new-stable-tor-releases-security-fixes-and-dos-prevention-03210-03110-02915nvdVendor Advisory
- trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25074nvdVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4183nvdThird Party Advisory
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