[ GLSA 201301-03 ] Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201301-03)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: January 08, 2013
Bug(s): #432188, #434882, #444804
ID: 201301-03

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Tor, allowing attackers
to cause Denial of Service or obtain sensitive information.


Background

Tor is an implementation of second generation Onion Routing, a
connection-oriented anonymizing communication service.


Affected Packages

Package: net-misc/tor
Vulnerable: < 0.2.3.25
Unaffected: >= 0.2.3.25
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tor. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or obtain
sensitive information.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Tor users should upgrade to the latest version: