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    CVE-2011-0016

    Tor before 0.2.1.29 and 0.2.2.x before 0.2.2.21-alpha does not properly manage key data in memory, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging the ability to read memory that was previously used by a different process.

    Published:Jan 19, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jan 19, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.00063
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Tor
    Product
    Tor

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://archives.seul.org/or/announce/Jan-2011/msg00000.html
    http://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02129-released-security-patches
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42905
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42907
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2148
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/18/7
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45832
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024980
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0131
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0132
    https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob/refs/heads/release-0.2.2:/ChangeLog
    https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/2384
    https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/2385
    http://archives.seul.org/or/announce/Jan-2011/msg00000.html
    http://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02129-released-security-patches
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42905
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42907
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2148
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/18/7
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45832
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024980
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0131
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0132
    https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob/refs/heads/release-0.2.2:/ChangeLog
    https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/2384
    https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/2385

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