6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-39246
Tor Browser V2 Onion Address Correlation Information Leak
Description

Tor Browser through 10.5.6 and 11.x through 11.0a4 allows a correlation attack that can compromise the privacy of visits to v2 onion addresses. Exact timestamps of these onion-service visits are logged locally, and an attacker might be able to compare them to timestamp data collected by the destination server (or collected by a rogue site within the Tor network).

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 24, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-39246 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Apple macos
1 Torproject tor_browser
1 Microsoft windows

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-39246 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2021-111.md
    Added Reference https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/commit/80c404c4b79f3bcba3fc4585d4c62a62a04f3ed9
    Added Reference https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/merge_requests/434
    Added Reference https://sick.codes/sick-2021-111
    Added Reference https://www.privacyaffairs.com/cve-2021-39246-tor-vulnerability
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2021-111.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2021-111.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/commit/80c404c4b79f3bcba3fc4585d4c62a62a04f3ed9 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/commit/80c404c4b79f3bcba3fc4585d4c62a62a04f3ed9 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/merge_requests/434 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/merge_requests/434 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sick.codes/sick-2021-111 No Types Assigned https://sick.codes/sick-2021-111 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.privacyaffairs.com/cve-2021-39246-tor-vulnerability No Types Assigned https://www.privacyaffairs.com/cve-2021-39246-tor-vulnerability Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-532
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor_browser:11.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor_browser:11.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Tor Browser through 10.5.6 and 11.x through 11.0a4 allows a correlation attack that can compromise the privacy of visits to v2 onion addresses. If --log or --verbose is used, exact timestamps of these onion-service visits are logged locally, and an attacker might be able to compare them to timestamp data collected by the destination server (or collected by a rogue site within the Tor network). Tor Browser through 10.5.6 and 11.x through 11.0a4 allows a correlation attack that can compromise the privacy of visits to v2 onion addresses. Exact timestamps of these onion-service visits are logged locally, and an attacker might be able to compare them to timestamp data collected by the destination server (or collected by a rogue site within the Tor network).
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.26 }} 0.12%

score

0.64851

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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