Michael wrote: > > Jim McClanahan wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have read on this mailing list several times about how some > > previous versions of Tor contain vulnerabilities that can > > threaten the host machine itself.
<snip> > Hi Jim, > > Not so much related to Tor itself, but more toward general > security. If a standard user account were to be compromised, > that's the first step in getting control of a machine. <snip> Thanks, Michael. My impression from the list was it was a direct threat rather than just a stepping stone. Maybe the references were to Microsoft Windows, or maybe I misunderstood. And I know next to nothing about the security model of MS Windows ... Jim
