CVE-2012-5573
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.031 · 88 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The connection_edge_process_relay_cell function in or/relay.c in Tor before 0.2.3.25 maintains circuits even if an unexpected SENDME cell arrives, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or excessive cell reception rate) or bypass intended flow-control restrictions via a RELAY_COMMAND_SENDME command.
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affected products (85)
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references (25)
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- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/11cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51471cnnvd
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=444804cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880310cnnvd
- https://gitweb.torproject.org/arma/tor.git/commitdiff/b9b54568c0bb64c32bd0b362954bdbc8c1234b16cnnvd
- https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob/release-0.2.3:/ReleaseNotescnnvd
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6252cnnvd
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/11enisa_euvd
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