CVE-2008-5398 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote exit relays can leak internal IP addresses mapped to hostnames when policy-based stream refusals occur, compromising user privacy.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-5398?
CVE-2008-5398 is a critical vulnerability in Tor Tor, published on 9 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Tor before 0.2.0.32 does not properly process the ClientDNSRejectInternalAddresses configuration option in situations where an exit relay issues a policy-based refusal of a stream, which allows remote exit relays to have an unknown impact by mapping an internal IP address to the destination hostname of a refused stream.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5398?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tor Tor.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5398?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2008-5398 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5398 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2010-1676 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2009-0939 Tor before 0.2.0.34 treats incomplete IPv4 addresses as valid, which has unknown impact and attack vectors related to "Spec conformance," as
- CVE-2009-0414 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2011-2778 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2006-3409 Integer overflow in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5398, GHSA-55x8-g885-q727.