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    CVE-2012-5573

    The connection_edge_process_relay_cell function in or/relay.c in Tor before 0.2.3.25 maintains circuits even if an unexpected SENDME cell arrives, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or excessive cell reception rate) or bypass intended flow-control restrictions via a RELAY_COMMAND_SENDME command.

    Published:Jan 1, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jan 1, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.02484
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Torproject
    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://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/11
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51329
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-03.xml
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=444804
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880310
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80289
    https://gitweb.torproject.org/arma/tor.git/commitdiff/b9b54568c0bb64c32bd0b362954bdbc8c1234b16
    https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob/release-0.2.3:/ReleaseNotes
    https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6252
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/11
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51329
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-03.xml
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=444804
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880310
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80289
    https://gitweb.torproject.org/arma/tor.git/commitdiff/b9b54568c0bb64c32bd0b362954bdbc8c1234b16
    https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob/release-0.2.3:/ReleaseNotes
    https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6252

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