Buffer overflow in Tor

CVE-2011-2778

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Tor before 0.2.2.35 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by (1) establishing a SOCKS connection to SocksPort or (2) leveraging a SOCKS proxy configuration.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.038 (89.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Tor — versions 0.0.2, 0.0.3, 0.0.4
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References