>> Tor ControlPort Missing Authentication Configuration File Rewrite Vulnerability
Title : Tor ControlPort Missing Authentication Configuration File Rewrite Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2768 CVE ID : CVE-2007-4174
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-08-03
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Tor, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions and gain knowledge of sensitive information. This issue is caused by an unspecified error in ControlPort when handling multiple authentication attempts, which could be exploited by attackers to rewrite the "torrc" configuration file and compromise a user's anonymity.
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