- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3741-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond December 20, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : tor CVE ID : CVE-2016-1254 Debian Bug : 848847 It was discovered that Tor, a connection-based low-latency anonymous communication system, may read one byte past a buffer when parsing hidden service descriptors. This issue may enable a hostile hidden service to crash Tor clients depending on hardening options and malloc implementation. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.5.12-4. For the testing (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions, this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.9.8-2. We recommend that you upgrade your tor packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-3741-1: tor security update
It was discovered that Tor, a connection-based low-latency anonymous communication system, may read one byte past a buffer when parsing hidden service descriptors. This issue may enable a hostile hidden service to crash Tor clients depending on hardening options and malloc
