CVE-2017-16639

Summary

CVECVE-2017-16639
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-09-14 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-11-26 21:34:00 UTC
DescriptionTor Browser on Windows before 8.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the intended anonymity feature and discover a client IP address, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-16541. User interaction is required to trigger this vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Application Torproject Tor Browser All All All All
Application Torproject Tor Browser All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bugtraq: CVE-2017-16639 - Tor Browser Deanonymization With SMB BUGTRAQ seclists.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Tor Browser CVE-2017-16639 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Tor Browser SMB Deanonymization / Information Disclosure ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Tor Browser Deanonymization With SMB - WeAreSegment MISC www.wearesegment.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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