commit 635c5a8a92c8066412645b291817eadcc82d8f8f Author: Roger Dingledine arma@torproject.org Date: Mon Feb 13 15:22:36 2017 -0500
be sure to remember the changes file for #20384 --- changes/bug20384 | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/changes/bug20384 b/changes/bug20384 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..591015a --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/bug20384 @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ + o Major features (security fixes): + - Prevent a class of security bugs caused by treating the contents + of a buffer chunk as if they were a NUL-terminated string. At + least one such bug seems to be present in all currently used + versions of Tor, and would allow an attacker to remotely crash + most Tor instances, especially those compiled with extra compiler + hardening. With this defense in place, such bugs can't crash Tor, + though we should still fix them as they occur. Closes ticket + 20384 (TROVE-2016-10-001). +