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CVE-2006-3416

** DISPUTED ** Tor before 0.1.1.20 kills the circuit when it receives an unrecognized relay...

5.0 MediumFix availableDisputed

Tor before 0.1.1.20 kills the circuit when it receives an unrecognized relay command, which causes network circuits to be disbanded. NOTE: while this item is listed under the "Security fixes" section of the developer changelog, the developer clarified on 20060707 that this is only a self-DoS. Therefore this issue should not be included in CVE

Exploit likelihood

2.05%Up 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

Tor before 0.1.1.20 kills the circuit when it receives an unrecognized relay command, which causes network circuits to be disbanded. NOTE: while this item is listed under the "Security fixes" section of the developer changelog, the developer clarified on 20060707 that this is only a self-DoS. Therefore this issue should not be included in CVE

Record
CVE-2006-3416
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Tor before 0.1.1.20 kills the circuit when it receives an unrecognized relay command, which causes network circuits to be disbanded. NOTE: while this item is listed under the "Security fixes" section of the developer changelog, the developer clarified on 20060707 that this is only a self-DoS. Therefore this issue should not be included in CVE

Record
CVE-2006-3416
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3412No score

Tor before 0.1.1.20 kills the circuit when it receives an unrecognized relay command, which causes network circuits to be disbanded. NOTE: while this item is listed under the "Security fixes" section of the developer changelog, the developer clarified on 20060707 that this is only a self-DoS. Therefore this issue should not be included in CVE

Record
EUVD-2006-3412
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qpg5-g342-67c7No score

** DISPUTED ** Tor before 0.1.1.20 kills the circuit when it receives an unrecognized relay...

** DISPUTED ** Tor before 0.1.1.20 kills the circuit when it receives an unrecognized relay command, which causes network circuits to be disbanded. NOTE: while this item is listed under the "Security fixes" section of the developer changelog, the developer clarified on 20060707 that this is only a self-DoS. Therefore this issue should not be included in CVE.

Record
GHSA-qpg5-g342-67c7
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

Tor before 0.1.1.20 kills the circuit when it receives an unrecognized relay command, which causes network circuits to be disbanded. NOTE: while this item is listed under the "Security fixes" section of the developer changelog, the developer clarified on 20060707 that this is only a self-DoS. Therefore this issue should not be included in CVE

Record
CVE-2006-3416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-3416No score

Tor before 0.1.1.20 kills the circuit when it receives an unrecognized relay command, which causes network circuits to be disbanded. NOTE: while this item is listed under the "Security fixes" section of the developer changelog, the developer clarified on 20060707 that this is only a self-DoS. Therefore this issue should not be included in CVE

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3416
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tor
Debian:12
before 0.1.1.20-1
0.1.1.20-1
tor
Debian:13
before 0.1.1.20-1
0.1.1.20-1
tor
Debian:14
before 0.1.1.20-1
0.1.1.20-1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-3416 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Tor, published July 7, 2006. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.05%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in tor 0.1.1.20-1.

References

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