National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-5397
Original release date:12/09/2008
Last revised:04/18/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: BID
Name: 32648
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: tor-user-privilege-escalation(47101)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-3366
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200904-11
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34583
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33025
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0.2.0.32-released