CVE-2015-2688
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.022 · 82 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
buf_pullup in Tor before 0.2.4.26 and 0.2.5.x before 0.2.5.11 does not properly handle unexpected arrival times of buffers with invalid layouts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via crafted packets.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (4)
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also known as (3)
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references (8)
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- https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2015-March/037281.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2688cnnvd
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15083cnnvd
- https://www.torproject.org/Patchcnnvd
- https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2015-March/037281.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15083enisa_euvd
- https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2015-March/037281.htmlMailing ListVendor Advisorynvd
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15083PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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