CVE-2008-5397
Tor before 0.2.0.32 does not properly process the (1) User and (2) Group configuration options,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5397- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5397- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5374 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5374- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f53f-xhf2-gxr5 No score
Tor before 0.2.0.32 does not properly process the (1) User and (2) Group configuration options,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-f53f-xhf2-gxr5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5397- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5397 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5397- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5397 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Tor, published December 9, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in tor 0.2.0.32-1.