CVE-2011-4897 in Tor

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 12/22/2011
• Disclosure: 12/22/2011
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-200 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.3
• EPSS: 0.00250
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4897
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4897
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2011-4897/