CVE-2008-5397

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    CVE-2008-5397

    Published: 9 Dec 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/33025, http://secunia.com/advisories/34583, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-11.xml, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3366, http://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0.2.0.32-released, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32648, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47101

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High