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CVE-2017-11565

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.15%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-07-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Debian.

CVE
CVE-2017-11565
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.15%
Debian

Original NVD Description

debian/tor.init in the Debian tor_0.2.9.11-1~deb9u1 package for Tor was designed to execute aa-exec from the standard system pathname if the apparmor package is installed, but implements this incorrectly (with a wrong assumption that the specific pathname would remain the same forever), which allows attackers to bypass intended AppArmor restrictions by leveraging the silent loss of this protection mechanism. NOTE: this does not affect systems, such as default Debian stretch installations, on which Tor startup relies on a systemd unit file (instead of this tor.init script).

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