# CVE-2010-1676: Heap-based buffer overflow in Tor before 0.2.1.28 and 0.2.2.x before 0.2.2.20-alpha allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (da

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-12-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Tor before 0.2.1.28 and 0.2.2.x before 0.2.2.20-alpha allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

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## References

- http://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02128-released-security-patches
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42667
- http://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02220-alpha-out-security-patches
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024910
- https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob/release-0.2.1:/ChangeLog
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0114
- http://archives.seul.org/or/announce/Dec-2010/msg00000.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3290
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-02.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45500
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42916
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42783
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42536
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052657.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2136
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052690.html

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