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tor — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4174

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

DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4174

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Aug 2007, 10:17 UTC

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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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4174",
  "method": "structured",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-21T17:47:33.240977081Z",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 398281,
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}