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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4897

Tor before 0.2.2.25-alpha, when configured as a relay without the Nickname configuration option, uses the local hostname as the Nickname value, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading this value.

Products
tor
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.2.2.27-beta-1
CVEs
CVE-2011-4897
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:21 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4897

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Dec 2011, 03:59 UTC

Tor before 0.2.2.25-alpha, when configured as a relay without the Nickname configuration option, uses the local hostname as the Nickname value, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading this value.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4897

tor

Fixed versions: 0.2.2.27-beta-1

tor

Fixed versions: 0.2.2.27-beta-1

tor

Fixed versions: 0.2.2.27-beta-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4897",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:41.564589956Z",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 418383,
  "published_at": "2011-12-23T03:59:22.177+00:00"
}