tor — security advisory
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.
- Products
- tor
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.1.2.16-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2007-4174
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:44 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4174
tor
Fixed versions: 0.1.2.16-1
tor
Fixed versions: 0.1.2.16-1
tor
Fixed versions: 0.1.2.16-1
Complete source record
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