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[tor-commits] [tor/master] explain that bug 5090 allows a post-auth heap overflow



commit bca8bf62c6683374321cd2a306b6455e441661b9
Author: Roger Dingledine <arma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Sun Mar 25 23:09:23 2012 -0400

    explain that bug 5090 allows a post-auth heap overflow
    
    resolves bug 5402.
---
 ChangeLog |    7 +++++--
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5de4d63..a6dc608 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ Changes in version 0.2.3.13-alpha - 2012-03-1?
     - Detect and reject certain misformed escape sequences in
       configuration values. Previously, these values would cause us
       to crash if received in a torrc file or over an (authenticated)
-      control port. Bug found by Esteban Manchado Velázquez. Patch by
-      "flupzor". Fixes bug 5090; bugfix on 0.2.0.16-alpha.
+      control port. Bug found by Esteban Manchado Velázquez, and
+      independently by Robert Connolly from Matta Consulting who further
+      noted that it allows a post-authentication heap overflow. Patch
+      by "flupzor". Fixes bugs 5090 and 5402 (CVE 2012-1668); bugfix
+      on 0.2.0.16-alpha.
     - Ensure that variables set in Tor's environment cannot override
       environment variables which Tor tries to pass to a managed
       pluggable-transport proxy. Previously, Tor would pass every

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