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CVE-2017-16541 Detail

Current 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.


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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  6.5 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N


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Hyperlink Resource
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 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-16541
NVD Published Date:
11/04/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/18/2022
Source:
MITRE