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CVE-2006-3416

5.0 · MEDIUM

Tor before 0.1.1.20 kills the circuit when it receives an unrecognized relay command, which causes network circuits to be disbanded.

Published Jul 7, 2006torEPSS 2.05%

Overview

CVE-2006-3416 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting tor tor. It was published on July 7, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Tor before 0.1.1.20 kills the circuit when it receives an unrecognized relay command, which causes network circuits to be disbanded. NOTE: while this item is listed under the "Security fixes" section of the developer changelog, the developer clarified on 20060707 that this is only a self-DoS. Therefore this issue should not be included in CVE

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from tor. Update tor to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/20514Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-04.xmlReftor.eff.org/cvs/tor/ChangeLogRefsecunia.com/advisories/20514Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-04.xmlReftor.eff.org/cvs/tor/ChangeLog

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-3416?

CVE-2006-3416 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting tor tor. It was published on July 7, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-3416?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-3416?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from tor. Update tor to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-3416?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-3416 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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