CVE-2008-5397

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47101

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3366

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32648

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-11.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/34583

http://secunia.com/advisories/33025

http://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0.2.0.32-released

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-12-09

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H