National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-5398
Original release date:12/09/2008
Last revised:04/18/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Tor before 0.2.0.32 does not properly process the ClientDNSRejectInternalAddresses configuration option in situations where an exit relay issues a policy-based refusal of a stream, which allows remote exit relays to have an unknown impact by mapping an internal IP address to the destination hostname of a refused stream.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: BID
Name: 32648
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0.2.0.32-released
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: tor-clientdnsreject-security-bypass(47102)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-3366
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200904-11
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34583
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33025
Type: Advisory