CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-16541
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-11-04
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• torproject tor (< 7.0.9)
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux eus 7.5
• redhat enterprise linux eus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux eus 7.7
• redhat enterprise linux server 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.7
• redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.7
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 7.0
• debian debian linux 8.0
• debian debian linux 9.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101665 Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610 Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2692 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2693 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458 Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.torproject.org/tor-browser-709-released Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412081 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 Third Party Advisory
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24052 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tormoil-vulnerability-leaks-real-ip-address-from-tor-browser-users/ Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wearesegment.com/research/tormoil-torbrowser-unspecified-critical-security-vulnerability/ Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101665 Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610 Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2692 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2693 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458 Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.torproject.org/tor-browser-709-released Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412081 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 Third Party Advisory
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24052 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tormoil-vulnerability-leaks-real-ip-address-from-tor-browser-users/ Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wearesegment.com/research/tormoil-torbrowser-unspecified-critical-security-vulnerability/ Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory