Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-8821

In Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 before 0.3.0.13, and 0.3.1 before 0.3.1.9, an attacker can cause a denial of service (application hang) via crafted PEM input that signifies a public key requiring a password, which triggers an attempt by the OpenSSL library to ask the user for the password, aka TROVE-2017-011.
Published 2017-12-03 07:29:00
Updated 2017-12-21 18:06:43
Source Debian GNU/Linux
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Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-8821

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.26%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 63 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-8821

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
 NIST
7.5
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-8821

References for CVE-2017-8821

Products affected by CVE-2017-8821

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