fkie_cve-2017-16541
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2017-11-04 18:29
Modified
2025-04-20 01:37
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101665Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2692Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2693Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://blog.torproject.org/tor-browser-709-releasedIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412081Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24052Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tormoil-vulnerability-leaks-real-ip-address-from-tor-browser-users/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.wearesegment.com/research/tormoil-torbrowser-unspecified-critical-security-vulnerability/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101665Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2692Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2693Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.torproject.org/tor-browser-709-releasedIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412081Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24052Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tormoil-vulnerability-leaks-real-ip-address-from-tor-browser-users/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wearesegment.com/research/tormoil-torbrowser-unspecified-critical-security-vulnerability/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
torproject tor *
apple macos -
linux linux_kernel -
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


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