CVE-2010-1676 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Tor daemon or potentially execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-1676?
CVE-2010-1676 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Tor Tor, published on 22 Dec 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Tor before 0.2.1.28 and 0.2.2.x before 0.2.2.20-alpha allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1676?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tor Tor.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1676?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-1676 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1676 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1676, DSA-2136-1, GHSA-pqjq-7p8q-hp58.