CVE-2008-5397 in Tor

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 12/08/2008
• Disclosure: 12/08/2008
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-45357
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-264 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 8.4
• EPSS: 0.00045
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5397
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5397
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2008-5397/