The tor_timegm function in common/util.c in Tor before 0.2.2.39, and 0.2.3.x before 0.2.3.22-rc, does not properly validate time values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed directory object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4419.
CVE-2012-4922
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 5.0 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 2.2% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 5.0MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 5.0(low)
- EG Risk
- 28(Track)EG Risk 28/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity50% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 81%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 14, 2012
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088006.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00005.html
- cve@mitrehttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/5
- cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-03.xml
- cve@mitrehttps://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob/release-0.2.2:/ReleaseNotes
- cve@mitrehttps://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/973c18bf0e84d14d8006a9ae97fde7f7fb97e404
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2012-September/025501.html
- cve@mitrehttps://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6811
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088006.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00005.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/5
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-03.xml
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob/release-0.2.2:/ReleaseNotes
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/973c18bf0e84d14d8006a9ae97fde7f7fb97e404
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2012-September/025501.html
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| tor | — | 0.2.3.22-rc-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| tor | — | 0.2.3.22-rc-1 | — |
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|---|---|---|---|
| tor | — | 0.2.3.22-rc-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| tor | — | 0.2.3.22-rc-1 | — |
Debian:6.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| tor | 0.2.1.29-1 ... 0.2.2.9-alpha-1 (49 versions) | 0.2.2.39-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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10 shownCWE-20
- CVE-2005-0050EG 10.0EPSS p99HIGH
- CVE-2004-1019EG 10.0EPSS p94HIGH
- CVE-2004-0840EG 10.0EPSS p98HIGH
- CVE-2003-1425EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2003-1487EG 10.0EPSS p94HIGH
- CVE-2002-1874EG 10.0HIGH
- CVE-2002-2236EG 10.0EPSS p91HIGH
- CVE-2002-2365EG 10.0HIGH
- CVE-2002-1358EG 10.0EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2002-1359EG 10.0EPSS p100HIGH
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