CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2011-0491

MEDIUMEPSS 83th pctl
5.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The tor_realloc function in Tor before 0.2.1.29 and 0.2.2.x before 0.2.2.21-alpha does not validate a certain size value during memory allocation, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors, related to "underflow errors."

How to fix

Remediation Available
torDebian
Fixed in:0.2.1.29-1CVE-2011-0491
Fixed in:0.2.1.29-1CVE-2011-0491
Fixed in:0.2.1.29-1CVE-2011-0491
Fixed in:0.2.1.29-1CVE-2011-0491

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days
83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2024-3400Critical10.0100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2021-45105Medium5.9100%-Fix
CVE-2021-44228Critical10.0100%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2021-21985Critical9.8100%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2018-7600Critical9.8100%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2020-3452High7.5100%KEVFix
Embed a live status badge for CVE-2011-0491
CVE-2011-0491 severity badge

Markdown

[![CVE-2011-0491](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2011-0491.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2011-0491)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2011-0491"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2011-0491.svg" alt="CVE-2011-0491"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.