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CVE-2020-10592 (GCVE-0-2020-10592)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-03-23 12:16 – Updated: 2024-08-04 11:06
VLAI
Summary
Tor before 0.3.5.10, 0.4.x before 0.4.1.9, and 0.4.2.x before 0.4.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service (CPU consumption), aka TROVE-2020-002.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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