Vulnerability in Torproject Tor

CVE-2012-5573

The connection_edge_process_relay_cell function in or/relay.c in Tor before 0.2.3.25 maintains circuits even if an unexpected SENDME cell arrives, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or excessive cell reception rate) or bypass intended flow-control restrictions via a RELAY_COMMAND_SENDME command.

EPSS: 0.031 (86.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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