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CVE-2017-8820

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.70%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-12-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2017-8820
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.70%

Original NVD Description

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, remote attackers can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) against directory authorities via a malformed descriptor, aka TROVE-2017-010.

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