Tor hidden service information disclosure

tor-service-information-disclosure (24285) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Tor could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. A design error in Tor could allow an attacker in control of a malicious Tor server to determine the location of a hidden service. The attacker could access the hidden service repeatedly to obtain sensitive information regarding Tor users.


Consequences:

Obtain Information

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Tor (0.1.1.12-alpha or later), available from the Tor Download Web page. See References.

For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-06-04 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

References:

  • or-announce Mailing List, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:03:40 -0500: Tor security advisory: hidden services can be located quickly.
  • Tor Download Web page: Tor: Packages and source.
  • Tor Web site: Tor.
  • BID-18323: Trac Information Disclosure And Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
  • BID-19795: Tor Multiple Buffer Overflow/Information Disclosure/Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-0414: Tor before 0.1.1.20 allows remote attackers to identify hidden services via a malicious Tor server that attempts a large number of accesses of the hidden service, which eventually causes a circuit to be built through the malicious server.
  • GLSA-200606-04: Tor: Several vulnerabilities
  • SA18576: Tor Hidden Service Disclosure Weakness

Platforms Affected:

  • Gentoo Linux
  • Tor Tor 0.1.1.10-a and prior

Reported:

Jan 23, 2006

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