Vigil@nce - Tor: overload via Old Cached Descriptors Files
May 2021 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerabilities-watch-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
– Impacted products: Debian, openSUSE Leap, SLES.
– Severity: 2/4.
– Consequences: denial of service on server, denial of service on
service, denial of service on client.
– Provenance: internet client.
– Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
– Creation date: 17/03/2021.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger an overload via Old Cached Descriptors
Files of Tor, in order to trigger a denial of service.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Tor-overload-via-Old-Cached-Descriptors-Files-34869