CVE-2006-3417

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    CVE-2006-3417

    Published: 7 Jul 2006Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Tor client before 0.1.1.20 prefers entry points based on is_fast or is_stable flags, which could allow remote attackers to be preferred over nodes that are identified as more trustworthy "entry guard" (is_guard) systems by directory authorities.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/20514, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-04.xml, http://secunia.com/advisories/20514, http://tor.eff.org/cvs/tor/ChangeLog, http://www.osvdb.org/25879

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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