Self-selection vulnerability in Tor relays leading to anonymity degradation (TROVE-2017-012)

CVE-2017-8822 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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