GLSA-201201-12 : Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 57654

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201201-12 (Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tor:
When configured as client or bridge, Tor uses the same TLS certificate chain for all outgoing connections (CVE-2011-2768).
When configured as a bridge, Tor relays can distinguish incoming bridge connections from client connections (CVE-2011-2769).
An error in or/buffers.c could result in a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2011-2778).
Impact :

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service. Furthermore, a remote relay the user is directly connected to may be able to disclose anonymous information about that user or enumerate bridges in the user's connection.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Tor users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/tor-0.2.2.35'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201201-12

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 57654

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201201-12.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 1/24/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:tor, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2768, CVE-2011-2769, CVE-2011-2778

BID: 50414, 51097

GLSA: 201201-12