| Name | CVE-2017-16541 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1575-1, DSA-4327-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| firefox (PTS) | sid | 138.0.3-1 | fixed |
| firefox-esr (PTS) | bullseye | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 128.9.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 128.8.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 128.10.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 128.10.0esr-1 | fixed |
| thunderbird (PTS) | bullseye | 1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1:128.10.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:128.8.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 1:128.10.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:128.10.0esr-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24052
https://blog.torproject.org/tor-browser-709-released
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-20/#CVE-2017-16541
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-21/#CVE-2017-16541
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-25/#CVE-2017-16541