CVE-2017-0377
Publication date 2 July 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Tor 0.3.x before 0.3.0.9 has a guard-selection algorithm that only considers the exit relay (not the exit relay's family), which might allow remote attackers to defeat intended anonymity properties by leveraging the existence of large families.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| tor | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.5 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Other references
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22753
- https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0309-released-security-update-clients
- https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0314-alpha-released-security-update-clients
- https://github.com/torproject/tor/commit/665baf5ed5c6186d973c46cdea165c0548027350
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0377