explain that bug 5090 allows a post-auth heap overflow

resolves bug 5402.
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Roger Dingledine 2012-03-25 23:09:23 -04:00
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@ -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