CVE-2017-8821

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    CVE-2017-8821

    Published: 3 Dec 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 before 0.3.0.13, and 0.3.1 before 0.3.1.9, an attacker can cause a denial of service (application hang) via crafted PEM input that signifies a public key requiring a password, which triggers an attempt by the OpenSSL library to ask the user for the password, aka TROVE-2017-011.

    References: https://blog.torproject.org/new-stable-tor-releases-security-fixes-0319-03013-02914-02817-02516, https://bugs.torproject.org/24246, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4054

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    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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