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CVE-2008-5398· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Tor before 0.2.0.32 does not properly process the ClientDNSRejectInternalAddresses configuration option in situations where an exit relay is

Tor before 0.2.0.32 does not properly process the ClientDNSRejectInternalAddresses configuration option in situations where an exit relay issues a policy-based refusal of a stream, which allows remote exit relays to have an unknown impact by mapping an internal IP address to the destination hostname of a refused stream.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 8, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.0% · 80th percentile
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Action score

38

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CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.0%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
tortor

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • tor torup to 0.1.2.31 inclusive
  • tor tor0.0.2
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre13
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre14
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre15
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre16
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre17
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre18
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre19
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre20
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre21
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre22
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre23
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre24
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre25
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre26
  • tor tor0.0.2_pre27
  • tor tor0.0.3
  • tor tor0.0.4
  • tor tor0.0.5

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12torbefore 0.2.0.32-10.2.0.32-1

Same product

tor: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2010-1676Heap-based buffer overflow in Tor before 0.2.1.28 and 0.2.2.x before 0.2.2.20-alpha allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (da
    42Plan
  • CVE-2009-0939Tor before 0.2.0.34 treats incomplete IPv4 addresses as valid, which has unknown impact and attack vectors related to "Spec conformance," as
    41Plan
  • CVE-2009-0414Unspecified vulnerability in Tor before 0.2.0.33 has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors that trigger heap corruption.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2011-2778Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Tor before 0.2.2.35 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possi
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2006-3409Integer overflow in Tor before 0.1.1.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted large inputs, which result in a buffer
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2011-0427Heap-based buffer overflow in Tor before 0.2.1.29 and 0.2.2.x before 0.2.2.21-alpha allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (me
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:tor0.2.0.32-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

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Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    C · data can be read
    Integrity
    C · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    C · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    C
    Integrity impact
    C
    Availability impact
    C

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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