CVE-2011-0016 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive key data from memory due to improper memory management in Tor, potentially compromising anonymity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-0016?
CVE-2011-0016 is a low-severity vulnerability in Tor Tor, published on 19 Jan 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Tor before 0.2.1.29 and 0.2.2.x before 0.2.2.21-alpha does not properly manage key data in memory, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging the ability to read memory that was previously used by a different process.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0016?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tor Tor.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0016?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-0016 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0016 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tor Tor
- 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-2008-5398 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2011-2778 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0016, GHSA-qr37-7423-hq8p.