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title: "CVE-2007-3165\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2007-3165

Publication date 11 June 2007

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Tor before 0.1.2.14 can construct circuits in which an entry guard is in
the same family as the exit node, which might compromise the anonymity of
traffic sources and destinations by exposing traffic to inappropriate
remote observers.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| tor | 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not affected |
| 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.10 edgy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3165)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3165)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2007-3165)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3165)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3165>
