Tor before 0.4.5.7 allows a remote participant in the Tor directory protocol to exhaust…
Priority LOW 36CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Tor before 0.4.5.7 allows a remote participant in the Tor directory protocol to exhaust CPU resources on a target, aka TROVE-2021-001.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01672 76th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.3.5.14; 0.4.4.4 to before 0.4.4.8; 0.4.5.0 to before 0.4.5.7 | Vulnerable | torproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:0.4.4.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.4.0 alpha | Vulnerable | torproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:0.4.4.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.4.1 alpha | Vulnerable | torproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:0.4.4.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.4.2 alpha | Vulnerable | torproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:0.4.4.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.4.3 alpha | Vulnerable | torproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 33 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.3.5.14; 0.4.4.4 to before 0.4.4.8; 0.4.5.0 to before 0.4.5.7 Vulnerable ·torproject
- cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:0.4.4.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.4.0 alpha Vulnerable ·torproject
- cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:0.4.4.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.4.1 alpha Vulnerable ·torproject
- cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:0.4.4.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.4.2 alpha Vulnerable ·torproject
- cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:0.4.4.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.4.3 alpha Vulnerable ·torproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28089
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4457-rx56-p82r
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-28089 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-28089 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4457-rx56-p82r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-28089 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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