VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-4897
Tor before 0.2.2.25-alpha, when configured as a relay without the Nickname configuration option, uses the local hostname as the Nickname value, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading this value.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.53%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.53%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Tor before 0.2.2.25-alpha, when configured as a relay without the Nickname configuration option, uses the local hostname as the Nickname value, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading this value.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.53% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- tor/tor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02225-alpha-outPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02225-alpha-outPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.