CVE-2021-28090

MEDIUM

Tor < 0.4.5.7 - Reachable Assertion via Directory Authority

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Tor before 0.4.5.7 allows a remote attacker to cause Tor directory authorities to exit with an assertion failure, aka TROVE-2021-002.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://blog.torproject.org/node/2009
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/40316
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-25

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0210
EPSS Percentile 79.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Details

CWE
CWE-617
Status published
Products (6)
fedoraproject/fedora 33
torproject/tor 0.4.4.0 alpha
torproject/tor 0.4.4.1 alpha
torproject/tor 0.4.4.2 alpha
torproject/tor 0.4.4.3 alpha
torproject/tor < 0.3.5.14
Published Mar 19, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026