DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4897

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4897
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4897.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4897
Upstream
Published
2011-12-23T03:59:22Z
Modified
2026-09-14T06:47:24Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / tor

Package

Name
tor
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tor?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.2.27-beta-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4897.json"

Debian:13 / tor

Package

Name
tor
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tor?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.2.27-beta-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4897.json"

Debian:14 / tor

Package

Name
tor
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tor?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.2.27-beta-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4897.json"