ubuntu-cve-2021-38385
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-08-30 05:15
Modified
2025-09-08 16:47
Summary
Details

Tor before 0.3.5.16, 0.4.5.10, and 0.4.6.7 mishandles the relationship between batch-signature verification and single-signature verification, leading to a remote assertion failure, aka TROVE-2021-007.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "tor",
            "binary_version": "0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "tor-geoipdb",
            "binary_version": "0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "tor",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/tor@0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.3+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
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              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "0.2.6.10-1ubuntu2",
        "0.2.7.6-1ubuntu1",
        "0.2.9.11-1ubuntu1~16.04.1",
        "0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.1",
        "0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.2",
        "0.2.9.14-1ubuntu1~16.04.3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "tor",
            "binary_version": "0.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.2~esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "tor-geoipdb",
            "binary_version": "0.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.2~esm2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "tor",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/tor@0.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.2~esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/bionic"
      },
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        {
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            {
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            },
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.3.0.10-1",
        "0.3.1.8-2",
        "0.3.1.9-1",
        "0.3.2.9-1",
        "0.3.2.9-1build1",
        "0.3.2.10-1",
        "0.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.1",
        "0.3.2.10-1ubuntu0.2~esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "tor",
            "binary_version": "0.4.2.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "tor-geoipdb",
            "binary_version": "0.4.2.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "tor",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/tor@0.4.2.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.4.2.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.4.1.5-1",
        "0.4.1.5-1build1",
        "0.4.1.6-1",
        "0.4.2.5-1",
        "0.4.2.6-1",
        "0.4.2.7-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Tor before 0.3.5.16, 0.4.5.10, and 0.4.6.7 mishandles the relationship between batch-signature verification and single-signature verification, leading to a remote assertion failure, aka TROVE-2021-007.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38385",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:47:18Z",
  "published": "2021-08-30T05:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-38385"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://blog.torproject.org/node/2062"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugs.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/40078"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5036-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38385"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-5036-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2021-38385"
  ]
}



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