CVE-2021-34549
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in Tor before 0.4.6.5, aka TROVE-2021-005. Hashing is mishandled for certain retrieval of circuit data. Consequently. an attacker can trigger the use of an attacker-chosen circuit ID to cause algorithm inefficiency.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
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 (12)
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references (15)
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- https://blog.torproject.org/node/2041cnnvd
- https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40391cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163458/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202107-25.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202106-50/generatePatchcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-25cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Tor-three-vulnerabilities-35731cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2186cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021062208cnnvd
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