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medium 6.5

CVE-2017-16541 json

Tor Browser before 7.0.9 on macOS and Linux allows remote attackers to bypass the intended anonymity feature and discover a client IP addre…

published 2017-11-04 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-7734

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.7%
EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • torproject tor 7.0.9
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 60.2.0esr-1
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:60.2.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16541

  • firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
  • firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:60.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:60.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16541

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  • thunderbird RHEL 7 60.2.1-4.el7_5
  • thunderbird RHEL 6 60.2.1-5.el6
  • firefox RHEL 7 60.2.0-1.el7_5
  • firefox RHEL 6 60.2.0-1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:3458RHSA-2018:3403RHSA-2018:2692RHSA-2018:2693

  • apache2-mod_nss SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3, OpenStack Cloud 7 +7 more 1.0.14-19.6.3
  • mozilla-nss SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP4 +12 more 3.36.4-58.15.3
  • mozilla-nspr SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP4 +12 more 4.19-19.3.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP4 +12 more 60.2.2esr-109.46.1
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP4 +10 more 60-32.3.1
  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 60.2.1-3.13.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 60.2.0-3.10.1
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 60-4.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:3591-2SUSE-SU-2018:3591-1SUSE-SU-2018:3247-1SUSE-SU-2018:2890-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.1.1-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird Package Hub 12 60.3.0-74.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1openSUSE-SU-2018:3687-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-16541 updated cvss 6.5

Mozilla: Proxy bypass using automount and autofs

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 60.2.0-1.el7_5, thunderbird 60.2.1-4.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 60.2.0-1.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2692
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 60.2.0-1.el6, thunderbird 60.2.1-5.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 60.2.0-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2693
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) firefox 60.2.0-1.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2692
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird 60.2.1-4.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3458
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 60.2.0-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 60.2.0-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2693
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 60.2.0-1.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2692
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 60.2.0-1.el6, thunderbird 60.2.1-5.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2693
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 60.2.0-1.el7_5, thunderbird 60.2.1-4.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2692
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 60.2.0-1.el6, thunderbird 60.2.1-5.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2693
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 60.2.0-1.el7_5, thunderbird 60.2.1-4.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2692
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 60.2.0-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2693
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 60.2.0-1.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2692

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Exploit prediction

3.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.mozilla.org https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412081 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.