CVE catalog
CVE-2008-5397
tor: CVE-2008-5397
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.36% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tor | sid | 0.4.9.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian | tor | forky | 0.4.9.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian | tor | trixie | 0.4.9.11-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | tor | trixie-security | 0.4.9.14-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | tor | bookworm | 0.4.9.11-0+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian | tor | bookworm-security | 0.4.9.11-0+deb12u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tor | source | sid | 0.2.0.32-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [505178] |
| Debian | tor | source | forky | 0.2.0.32-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [505178] |
| Debian | tor | source | trixie | 0.2.0.32-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [505178] |
| Debian | tor | source | bookworm | 0.2.0.32-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [505178] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [tor]Unknown
Details (6)
0.4.9.11-0+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · bookworm; dsa · tor · debian · 12
0.4.9.11-0+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · bookworm; dsa · tor · debian · 12
0.4.8.14-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · bookworm; dsa · tor · debian · 12
0.4.8.14-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · bookworm; dsa · tor · debian · 12
0.4.9.11-0+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · bookworm; dsa · tor · debian · 12
0.4.9.11-0+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · bookworm; dsa · tor · debian · 12
- [tor-geoipdb]Unknown
Source package: [tor]
Details (6)
0.4.9.11-0+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · bookworm; dsa · tor · debian · 12
0.4.9.11-0+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · bookworm; dsa · tor · debian · 12
0.4.8.14-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · bookworm; dsa · tor · debian · 12
0.4.8.14-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · bookworm; dsa · tor · debian · 12
0.4.9.11-0+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · bookworm; dsa · tor · debian · 12
0.4.9.11-0+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · bookworm; dsa · tor · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [tor]Unknown
Details (10)
0.4.9.11-0+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.11-0+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.11-1~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.11-1~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.11-0+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.11-0+deb13u1· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.12-0+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.12-0+deb13u2· amd64 · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.13-0+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.14-0+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
- [tor-geoipdb]Unknown
Source package: [tor]
Details (10)
0.4.9.11-0+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.11-0+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.11-1~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.11-1~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.11-0+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.11-0+deb13u1· all · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.12-0+deb13u1· all · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.12-0+deb13u2· all · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.13-0+deb13u1· all · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
0.4.9.14-0+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
0.2.0.32-1dsa · tor · debian · 13
Observed: