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FKIE_CVE-2012-3519

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-26 03:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:43
Severity
Summary
routerlist.c in Tor before 0.2.2.38 uses a different amount of time for relay-list iteration depending on which relay is chosen, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about relay selection via a timing side-channel attack.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tor tor *

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            }
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      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
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      "value": "routerlist.c in Tor before 0.2.2.38 uses a different amount of time for relay-list iteration depending on which relay is chosen, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about relay selection via a timing side-channel attack."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "routerlist.c en Tor anterior a v0.2.2.38 utiliza una cantidad diferente de tiempo para la iteraci\u00f3n relay-list dependiendo de que (relay) sea elegido, lo cual podr\u00eda permitir a atacantes remotos obtener informaci\u00f3n sensible sobre la selecci\u00f3n del (relay) a trav\u00e9s de un ataque de tiempo al canal lateral (timing side-channel attack)."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2012-3519",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:43:23.717",
  "metrics": {
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        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
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  "published": "2012-08-26T03:17:44.153",
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      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00048.html"
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      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
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      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-03.xml"
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    {
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      "url": "https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-announce/2012-August/000086.html"
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      "url": "https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6537"
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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