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CVE-2017-16541

Date: November 4, 2017

Tor Browser before 7.0.9 on macOS and Linux allows remote attackers to bypass the intended anonymity feature and discover a client IP address via vectors involving a crafted web site that leverages file:// mishandling in Firefox, aka TorMoil. NOTE: Tails is unaffected.

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Related Resources (20)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16541
https://www.wearesegment.com/research/tormoil-torbrowser-unspecified-critical-security-vulnerability/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16541
https://blog.torproject.org/tor-browser-709-released
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tormoil-vulnerability-leaks-real-ip-address-from-tor-browser-users/
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412081
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24052
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-16541
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101665
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2692
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2693
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16541
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-16541

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Information Leak / Disclosure

CWE-200

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE
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