DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5397

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5397

    Published: 9 Dec 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-5397

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5397

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tor

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/tor?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.2.0.32-1

    Affected versions

    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
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