CVE-2017-16541

CVE Details

Release Date:

2017-11-04

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.

See more information about CVE-2017-16541 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2018-3006	2018-11-01
Oracle Linux version 6 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2018-3403	2018-11-19
Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox)	ELSA-2018-2692	2018-09-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2018-3458	2018-11-07

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