CVE-2025-4444 (GCVE-0-2025-4444)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-18 13:58 – Updated: 2025-09-18 20:41 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
Tor Onion Service Descriptor resource consumption
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in Tor up to 0.4.7.16/0.4.8.17. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Onion Service Descriptor Handler. Performing manipulation results in resource consumption. The attack may be initiated remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is considered difficult. Upgrading to version 0.4.8.18 and 0.4.9.3-alpha is recommended to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-18 20:41 UTC
CWE
Assigner
VulDB CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 3976 records in the last 180 days details
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Tor Affected: 0.4.7.0
Affected: 0.4.7.1
Affected: 0.4.7.2
Affected: 0.4.7.3
Affected: 0.4.7.4
Affected: 0.4.7.5
Affected: 0.4.7.6
Affected: 0.4.7.7
Affected: 0.4.7.8
Affected: 0.4.7.9
Affected: 0.4.7.10
Affected: 0.4.7.11
Affected: 0.4.7.12
Affected: 0.4.7.13
Affected: 0.4.7.14
Affected: 0.4.7.15
Affected: 0.4.7.16
Affected: 0.4.8.0
Affected: 0.4.8.1
Affected: 0.4.8.2
Affected: 0.4.8.3
Affected: 0.4.8.4
Affected: 0.4.8.5
Affected: 0.4.8.6
Affected: 0.4.8.7
Affected: 0.4.8.8
Affected: 0.4.8.9
Affected: 0.4.8.10
Affected: 0.4.8.11
Affected: 0.4.8.12
Affected: 0.4.8.13
Affected: 0.4.8.14
Affected: 0.4.8.15
Affected: 0.4.8.16
Affected: 0.4.8.17
Unaffected: 0.4.8.18
Unaffected: 0.4.9.3-alpha
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