Information Exposure Affecting tor package, versions [,7.0.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TOR-2371335
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed4 Nov 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 4 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-16541  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade tor to version 7.0.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure. 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.

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