CVE-2006-3408 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the Tor directory server via unspecified vectors, affecting network availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-3408?
CVE-2006-3408 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Tor Tor, published on 7 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the directory server (dirserver) in Tor before 0.1.1.20 allows remote attackers to cause an unspecified denial of service via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3408?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tor Tor.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3408?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-3408 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3408 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3408, GHSA-phg8-v96q-mm3f.