CVE-2016-8860
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—
Tor before 0.2.8.9 and 0.2.9.x before 0.2.9.4-alpha had internal functions that were entitled to expect that buf_t data had NUL termination, but the implementation of or/buffers.c did not ensure that NUL termination was present, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client, hidden service, relay, or authority crash) via crafted data.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.93%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 79
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-119
Referencias
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/11
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3694
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95116
- https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0289-released-important-fixes
- https://github.com/torproject/tor/commit/3cea86eb2fbb65949673eb4ba8ebb695c87a57ce
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-45
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/20384
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/11
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3694
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95116
- https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0289-released-important-fixes
- https://github.com/torproject/tor/commit/3cea86eb2fbb65949673eb4ba8ebb695c87a57ce
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-45
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/20384
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