CVE-2017-16541

Summary

CVECVE-2017-16541
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-04 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-04-18 17:30:00 UTC
DescriptionTor 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Macos - All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os - All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os - All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Torproject Tor All All All All
Application Torproject Tor All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Tor Browser CVE-2017-16541 Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
We are sorry for the temporary outage. MISC www.bleepingcomputer.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
TorMoil: TorBrowser unspecified critical security vulnerability – WeAreSegment MISC www.wearesegment.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4327-1 thunderbird DEBIAN www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 1575-1] thunderbird security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof the Address Bar, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Access Denied MISC bugzilla.mozilla.org Permissions Required
Tor Browser 7.0.9 is released | Tor Blog MISC blog.torproject.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-13) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-01) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
#24052 (Streamline handling of file:// resources on OS X and Linux) – Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki MISC trac.torproject.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 296091 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 6.1.4 Missing (CPUJAN2019)
  • 690611 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for mozilla (c96d416a-eae7-4d5d-bc84-40deca9329fb)
  • 710279 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-01)
  • 710285 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-13)
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