[tor-bugs] #16824 [Tor]: coexistence of client and relay processing on same thread poses traffic confirmation risk

Tue Sep 1 08:41:56 UTC 2015

#16824: coexistence of client and relay processing on same thread poses traffic
confirmation risk
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     Reporter:  starlight  |      Owner:
         Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal     |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.7.x-final
    Component:  Tor        |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.6.10
   Resolution:             |   Keywords:  PostFreeze027
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Comment (by someone_else):

 This may also allow some new and cheap variation of the the relay overload
 attacks and enable attacks on the relay traffic, not just the client
 traffic.

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