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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200508-16] Tor: Information disclosure Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200508-16] Tor: Information disclosure |
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Tor: Information disclosure Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200508-16 (Tor: Information disclosure) The Diffie-Hellman implementation of Tor fails to verify the cryptographic strength of keys which are used during handshakes. Impact By setting up a malicious Tor server and enticing users to use this server as first hop, a remote attacker could read and modify all traffic of the user. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2643 http://archives.seul.org/or/announce/Aug-2005/msg00002.html Solution: All Tor users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/tor-0.1.0.14" Network Security Threat Level: Low Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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