Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-2778 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in TOR
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Tor before 0.2.2.35 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by (1) establishing a SOCKS connection to SocksPort or (2) leveraging a SOCKS proxy configuration.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Nessus
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-201201-12.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201201-12 (Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tor: When configured as client or bridge, Tor uses the same TLS certificate chain for all outgoing connections (CVE-2011-2768). When configured as a bridge, Tor relays can distinguish incoming bridge connections from client connections (CVE-2011-2769). An error in or/buffers.c could result in a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2011-2778). Impact : A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service. Furthermore, a remote relay the user is directly connected to may be able to disclose anonymous information about that user or enumerate bridges in the user last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 57654 published 2012-01-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/57654 title GLSA-201201-12 : Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201201-12. # # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc. # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(57654); script_version("1.7"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/11 17:09:26"); script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2768", "CVE-2011-2769", "CVE-2011-2778"); script_bugtraq_id(50414, 51097); script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201201-12"); script_name(english:"GLSA-201201-12 : Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201201-12 (Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tor: When configured as client or bridge, Tor uses the same TLS certificate chain for all outgoing connections (CVE-2011-2768). When configured as a bridge, Tor relays can distinguish incoming bridge connections from client connections (CVE-2011-2769). An error in or/buffers.c could result in a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2011-2778). Impact : A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service. Furthermore, a remote relay the user is directly connected to may be able to disclose anonymous information about that user or enumerate bridges in the user's connection. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201201-12" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "All Tor users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/tor-0.2.2.35'" ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:tor"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/01/23"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/01/24"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("qpkg.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (qpkg_check(package:"net-misc/tor", unaffected:make_list("ge 0.2.2.35"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 0.2.2.35"))) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else { tested = qpkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Tor"); }
NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DSA-2363.NASL description It was discovered that Tor, an online privacy tool, incorrectly computes buffer sizes in certain cases involving SOCKS connections. Malicious parties could use this to cause a heap-based buffer overflow, potentially allowing execution of arbitrary code. In Tor last seen 2020-03-17 modified 2012-01-12 plugin id 57503 published 2012-01-12 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/57503 title Debian DSA-2363-1 : tor - buffer overflow code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-2363. The text # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(57503); script_version("1.7"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12"); script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2778"); script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"2363"); script_name(english:"Debian DSA-2363-1 : tor - buffer overflow"); script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "It was discovered that Tor, an online privacy tool, incorrectly computes buffer sizes in certain cases involving SOCKS connections. Malicious parties could use this to cause a heap-based buffer overflow, potentially allowing execution of arbitrary code. In Tor's default configuration this issue can only be triggered by clients that can connect to Tor's SOCKS port, which listens only on localhost by default. In non-default configurations where Tor's SocksPort listens not only on localhost or where Tor was configured to use another SOCKS server for all of its outgoing connections, Tor is vulnerable to a larger set of malicious parties." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/tor" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2363" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade the tor packages. For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.1.32-1. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.2.35-1~squeeze+1. Please note that the update for stable (squeeze) updates this package from 0.2.1.31 to 0.2.2.35, a new major release of Tor, as upstream has announced end-of-life for the 0.2.1.x tree for the near future. Please check your Tor runs as expected after the upgrade." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tor"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/12/16"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/01/12"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("debian_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (deb_check(release:"5.0", prefix:"tor", reference:"0.2.1.32-1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"tor", reference:"0.2.2.35-1~squeeze+1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"tor-dbg", reference:"0.2.2.35-1~squeeze+1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"tor-geoipdb", reference:"0.2.2.35-1~squeeze+1")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2011-17248.NASL description . Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 57476 published 2012-01-11 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/57476 title Fedora 16 : tor-0.2.2.35-1601.fc16 (2011-17248) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2011-17248. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(57476); script_version("1.8"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:34"); script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2768", "CVE-2011-2778"); script_bugtraq_id(51097); script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2011-17248"); script_name(english:"Fedora 16 : tor-0.2.2.35-1601.fc16 (2011-17248)"); script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package."); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: ". Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=768526" ); # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071796.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?7e6fe73c" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected tor package."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:tor"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:16"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/12/21"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/01/11"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("rpm.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release"); if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora"); os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release); if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora"); os_ver = os_ver[1]; if (! ereg(pattern:"^16([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 16.x", "Fedora " + os_ver); if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu); flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"FC16", reference:"tor-0.2.2.35-1601.fc16")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else { tested = pkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "tor"); }