Tor Heap Corruption Flaw May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021633 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021633
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-0414
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Feb 9 2009
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Original Entry Date: Jan 22 2009
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 0.2.0.33
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Tor. A remote user may be able to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote user can send specially crafted data to trigger a heap corruption error on some platforms and potentially execute arbitrary code on the target system.
[Editor's note: The vendor did not confirm code execution. Third party reports have implied code execution.]
Ilja van Sprundel reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user may be able to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (0.2.0.33).
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Vendor URL: tor.eff.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:17:54 -0500
Subject: Tor
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http://archives.seul.org/or/announce/Jan-2009/msg00000.html
Changes in version 0.2.0.33 - 2009-01-21
o Security fixes:
- Fix a heap-corruption bug that may be remotely triggerable on
some platforms. Reported by Ilja van Sprundel.
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