VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5397
Tor before 0.2.0.32 does not properly process the (1) User and (2) Group configuration options, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging unintended supplementary group memberships of the Tor process.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Tor before 0.2.0.32 does not properly process the (1) User and (2) Group configuration options, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging unintended supplementary group memberships of the Tor process.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- tor/tor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0.2.0.32-released
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33025Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34583
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-11.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32648Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3366
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47101
- http://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0.2.0.32-released
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33025Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34583
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-11.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32648Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3366
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47101
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.