CVE-2017-16541
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Red Hat Affected 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | Affected | — |
| 7.6 | Affected | — |
| 7.5 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
| 6.0 | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 60.2.0esr-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 62.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 60.2.0esr-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 60.2.0esr-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 60.2.0esr-1 |
| 9.0 | Affected | — |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
Linux kernel Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| - | Not affected | — |
macOS Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| - | Not affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| torproject | tor | {"endExcluding":"7.0.9"} | 7.0.9 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101665
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2692
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2693
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458
- https://blog.torproject.org/tor-browser-709-released
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412081
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24052
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tormoil-vulnerability-leaks-real-ip-address-from-tor-browser-users/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327
- https://www.wearesegment.com/research/tormoil-torbrowser-unspecified-critical-security-vulnerability/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16541.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16541
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.