CVE-2007-4174 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2007-4174

Tor before 0.1.2.16, when ControlPort is enabled, does not properly...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

tor
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 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

Timeline

Official Publish: August 7th, 2007
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.