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CVE-2017-16541

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.

Score
6.5 medium
Published
2017-11-04
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (1)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
security/tortor0.4.9.14unaddressedyuri@FreeBSD.org

VuXML

Template for a VuXML entry

Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>tor</name>
	<range><lt>7.0.9</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>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.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2017-16541</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16541</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2017-11-04</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>