CVE-2018-0490
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in Tor before 0.2.9.15, 0.3.1.x before 0.3.1.10, and 0.3.2.x before 0.3.2.10. The directory-authority protocol-list subprotocol implementation allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and directory-authority crash) via a misformatted relay descriptor that is mishandled during voting.
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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 (19)
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references (8)
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- https://blog.torproject.org/new-stable-tor-releases-security-fixes-and-dos-prevention-03210-03110-02915cnnvd
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25074cnnvd
- https://blog.torproject.org/new-stable-tor-releases-security-fixes-and-dos-prevention-03210-03110-02915enisa_euvd
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25074enisa_euvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4183enisa_euvd
- https://blog.torproject.org/new-stable-tor-releases-security-fixes-and-dos-prevention-03210-03110-02915Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25074Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4183Third Party Advisorynvd
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