Unscored severity · published Sep 14, 2012
CVE-2012-4922
The tor_timegm function in common/util.c in Tor before 0.2.2.39, and 0.2.3.x before 0.2.3.22-rc, does not properly validate time values, which allows remote attackers to cause a…
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CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The tor_timegm function in common/util.c in Tor before 0.2.2.39, and 0.2.3.x before 0.2.3.22-rc, does not properly validate time values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed directory object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4419.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tor · Torproject
through 0.2.2.38; 0.0.2; 0.0.2; 0.0.2; 0.0.2; 0.0.2; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4922
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4922
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088006.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00005.html
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/5
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-03.xml
gitweb.torproject.org
https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob/release-0.2.2:/ReleaseNotes
gitweb.torproject.org
https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/973c18bf0e84d14d8006a9ae97fde7f7fb97e404
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