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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 discove

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.07687
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

8
torproject tor< 7.0.9
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux eusall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux server ausall versions
redhat enterprise linux server tusall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugzilla.mozilla.org · show_bug.cgi?id=1412081bugzilla.mozilla.org
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighRemote Access Tool - Renamed MeshAgent Execution - MacOS
producthighBinary Padding - MacOS
productmediumSuspicious Execution via macOS Script Editor
productmediumSystem Information Discovery Via Sysctl - MacOS
productmediumNew File Exclusion Added To Time Machine Via Tmutil - MacOS
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD04 Nov 2017 · 06:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:3591-2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2018:3687-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101665Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610Broken Link
https://blog.torproject.org/tor-browser-709-releasedIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
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