Unscored severity · published Jul 30, 2014
CVE-2014-5117
Tor before 0.2.4.23 and 0.2.5 before 0.2.5.6-alpha maintains a circuit after an inbound RELAY_EARLY cell is received by a client, which makes it easier for remote attackers to…
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CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Tor before 0.2.4.23 and 0.2.5 before 0.2.5.6-alpha maintains a circuit after an inbound RELAY_EARLY cell is received by a client, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct traffic-confirmation attacks by using the pattern of RELAY and RELAY_EARLY cells as a means of communicating information about hidden service names.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tor · Torproject
through 0.2.4.22; 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-2014-5117
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5117
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/60084
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/60647
blog.torproject.org
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-security-advisory-relay-early-traffic-confirmation-attack
lists.torproject.org
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-announce/2014-July/000093.html
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-announce/2014-July/000094.html
lists.torproject.org
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2014-July/034180.html
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