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CVE-2017-16541

Publication date 4 November 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
thunderbird 20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1:60.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:60.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Notes


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mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N