Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-0376 - Reachable Assertion vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
torproject
debian
CWE-617
nessus

Summary

The hidden-service feature in Tor before 0.3.0.8 allows a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) in the connection_edge_process_relay_cell function via a BEGIN_DIR cell on a rendezvous circuit.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Torproject
387
OS
Debian
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-982.NASL
    descriptionIt has been discovered that Tor, a connection-based low-latency anonymous communication system, contains a flaw in the hidden service code. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause a hidden service to crash with an assertion failure (TROVE-2017-005). For Debian 7
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2017-06-12
    plugin id100724
    published2017-06-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/100724
    titleDebian DLA-982-1 : tor security update
    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 DLA-982-1. The text
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(100724);
      script_version("3.7");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2017-0376");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DLA-982-1 : tor security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "It has been discovered that Tor, a connection-based low-latency
    anonymous communication system, contains a flaw in the hidden service
    code. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause a
    hidden service to crash with an assertion failure (TROVE-2017-005).
    
    For Debian 7 'Wheezy', this problem has been fixed in version
    0.2.4.29-1.
    
    We recommend that you upgrade your tor packages.
    
    NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
    block directly from the DLA 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://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/06/msg00011.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/tor"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Upgrade the affected tor, tor-dbg, and tor-geoipdb packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/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:debian:debian_linux:tor");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tor-dbg");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tor-geoipdb");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/06/10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/06/12");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 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:"7.0", prefix:"tor", reference:"0.2.4.29-1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"tor-dbg", reference:"0.2.4.29-1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"tor-geoipdb", reference:"0.2.4.29-1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2017-690.NASL
    descriptionThis update to tor 0.2.9.11 fixes the following vulnerabilities : - CVE-2017-0375: remotely triggerable assertion failure when a hidden service handles a malformed BEGIN cell (bsc#1043455) - CVE-2017-0376: remotely triggerable assertion failure caused by receiving a BEGIN_DIR cell on a hidden service rendezvous circuit (bsc#1043456)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2017-06-16
    plugin id100831
    published2017-06-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/100831
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : tor (openSUSE-2017-690)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2017-690.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(100831);
      script_version("3.3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2017-0375", "CVE-2017-0376");
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : tor (openSUSE-2017-690)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2017-690 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update to tor 0.2.9.11 fixes the following vulnerabilities :
    
      - CVE-2017-0375: remotely triggerable assertion failure
        when a hidden service handles a malformed BEGIN cell
        (bsc#1043455)
    
      - CVE-2017-0376: remotely triggerable assertion failure
        caused by receiving a BEGIN_DIR cell on a hidden service
        rendezvous circuit (bsc#1043456)"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1043455"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1043456"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected tor packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tor");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tor-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tor-debugsource");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/06/15");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/06/16");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      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/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
    if (release !~ "^(SUSE42\.2)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "42.2", release);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"tor-0.2.9.11-8.3.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"tor-debuginfo-0.2.9.11-8.3.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"tor-debugsource-0.2.9.11-8.3.1") ) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "tor / tor-debuginfo / tor-debugsource");
    }
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-3877.NASL
    descriptionIt has been discovered that Tor, a connection-based low-latency anonymous communication system, contain a flaw in the hidden service code when receiving a BEGIN_DIR cell on a hidden service rendezvous circuit. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause a hidden service to crash with an assertion failure (TROVE-2017-005).
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id100728
    published2017-06-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/100728
    titleDebian DSA-3877-1 : tor - security update
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-3877. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(100728);
      script_version("3.4");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/10 11:49:38");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2017-0376");
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"3877");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DSA-3877-1 : tor - security update");
      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 has been discovered that Tor, a connection-based low-latency
    anonymous communication system, contain a flaw in the hidden service
    code when receiving a BEGIN_DIR cell on a hidden service rendezvous
    circuit. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause a
    hidden service to crash with an assertion failure (TROVE-2017-005)."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=864424"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/tor"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3877"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "Upgrade the tor packages.
    
    For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
    version 0.2.5.14-1.
    
    For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem will be
    fixed in version 0.2.9.11-1~deb9u1."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
    
      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:8.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/06/10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/06/12");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2018 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:"8.0", prefix:"tor", reference:"0.2.5.14-1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"tor-dbg", reference:"0.2.5.14-1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"tor-geoipdb", reference:"0.2.5.14-1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    

Packetstorm

data sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/143369/orionbrowser79-mitm.txt
idPACKETSTORM:143369
last seen2017-07-15
published2017-07-14
reporterMaXe
sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143369/Orion-Elite-Hidden-IP-Browser-Pro-7.9-OpenSSL-Tor-Man-In-The-Middle.html
titleOrion Elite Hidden IP Browser Pro 7.9 OpenSSL / Tor / Man-In-The-Middle