# 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 privil

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-12-09 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/34583
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32648
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33025
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3366
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47101
- http://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0.2.0.32-released
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-11.xml

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