CVE-2017-16541 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

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/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

6.5