CVE-2017-16541

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    CVE-2017-16541

    Published: 4 Nov 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101665, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2693, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2692, https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24052, https://blog.torproject.org/tor-browser-709-released, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412081, https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tormoil-vulnerability-leaks-real-ip-address-from-tor-browser-users/, https://www.wearesegment.com/research/tormoil-torbrowser-unspecified-critical-security-vulnerability/

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High