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CVE-2008-5397
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…
High7.2EPSS 0.36%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 71% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 34583 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32648 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 33025 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3366 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- tor-user-privilege-escalation(47101) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0.2.0.32-released (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200904-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .