CVE-2007-4174

Medium

Description

Tor before 0.1.2.16, when ControlPort is enabled, does not properly restrict commands to localhost port 9051, which allows remote attackers to modify the torrc configuration file, compromise anonymity, and have other unspecified impact via HTTP POST data containing commands without valid authentication, as demonstrated by an HTML form (1) hosted on a web site or (2) injected by a Tor exit node.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.8
Exploit probability94. percentile6.2%
ProductTor
PublishedAug 7, 2007
First seenAug 7, 2007

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
tor torv ≤ 0.1.2.15, 0.1.2.1, 0.1.2.2, 0.1.2.3, 0.1.2.4, 0.1.2.5, 0.1.2.6, 0.1.2.7, 0.1.2.8, 0.1.2.9, 0.1.2.10, 0.1.2.11, 0.1.2.12, 0.1.2.13, 0.1.2.14—

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