CVE-2017-8822

low
Published 2017-12-03 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
3.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
3.7

Description

In Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 before 0.3.0.13, and 0.3.1 before 0.3.1.9, relays (that have incompletely downloaded descriptors) can pick themselves in a circuit path, leading to a degradation of anonymity, aka TROVE-2017-012.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
47%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8822

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://bugs.torproject.org/24333

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://bugs.torproject.org/21534

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://blog.torproject.org/new-stable-tor-releases-security-fixes-0319-03013-02914-02817-02516

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201712-10

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archfixed0.3.1.9-1
debian debian8.0affected
debian debian9.0affected
debian debianbookwormfixed0.3.1.9-1
debian debianbullseyefixed0.3.1.9-1
debian debianforkyfixed0.3.1.9-1
debian debiansidfixed0.3.1.9-1
debian debiantrixiefixed0.3.1.9-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
tor_projecttor{"endExcluding":"0.2.5.16"}0.2.5.16

References

CWEs

CWE-417

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.