TI-2017-06332 Aliases CVE-2017-8823 GHSA-j544-8gx2-gmf8

Use after free in Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before…

LOW 38CWE-416Published 2017-12-03 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 before 0.3.0.13, and 0.3.1 before 0.3.1.9, there is a use-after-free in onion service v2 during intro-point expiration because the expiring list is mismanaged in certain error cases, aka TROVE-2017-013.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01602 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 before 0.3.0.13, and 0.3.1 before 0.3.1.9	Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 before 0.3.0.13, and 0.3.1 before 0.3.1.9	—	No fix listed	CNA

Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 before 0.3.0.13, and 0.3.1 before 0.3.1.9 Vendor— Affected Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 before 0.3.0.13, and 0.3.1 before 0.3.1.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:tor_project:tor::::::::	before 0.2.5.16; 0.2.6 to before 0.2.8.17; 0.2.9 to before 0.2.9.14; 0.3.0 to before 0.3.0.13; 0.3.1 to before 0.3.1.9	Vulnerable	The Tor Project
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*	8.0	Vulnerable	Debian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*	9.0	Vulnerable	Debian

cpe:2.3:a:tor_project:tor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.2.5.16; 0.2.6 to before 0.2.8.17; 0.2.9 to before 0.2.9.14; 0.3.0 to before 0.3.0.13; 0.3.1 to before 0.3.1.9 Vulnerable ·The Tor Project
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Advisory · 2017-12-03
Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 before 0.3.0.13, and 0.3.1 before 0.3.1.9 — DSA-4054
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2017-06330 Memory corruption in Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9…Priority LOW 37
- TI-2017-06328 In Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0…Priority LOW 37
- TI-2017-06329 NULL pointer dereference in Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17…Priority LOW 36
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8823
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j544-8gx2-gmf8

References

Advisory 4

Sources

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