Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
net-misc/tor	< 0.2.3.25	>= 0.2.3.25	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #432188, #434882, #444804

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Tor, allowing attackers to cause Denial of Service or obtain sensitive information.

2. Impact Information

Tor is an implementation of second generation Onion Routing, a connection-oriented anonymizing communication service.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tor. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or obtain sensitive information.

3. Resolution Information

There is no known workaround at this time.

All Tor users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/tor-0.2.3.25"

4. References

Page updated January 08, 2013

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