tor before 0.4.9.9 was prone to an out-of-bounds write when parsing a consensus or detached signature with unexpected signature digest type. Impact is minor for most Tor roles, but potentially major for directory authorities. This is TROVE-2026-019.
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Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | tor before 0.4.9.9 was prone to an out-of-bounds write when parsing a consensus or detached signature with unexpected signature digest type. Impact is minor for most Tor roles, but potentially major for directory authorities. This is TROVE-2026-019. | |
| First Time appeared |
Torproject
Torproject tor |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-787 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Torproject
Torproject tor |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-20T21:15:49.660Z
Reserved: 2026-08-20T21:15:49.322Z
Link: CVE-2026-77642
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-20T22:18:06.070
Modified: 2026-08-20T22:18:06.070
Link: CVE-2026-77642
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