CVE detail
CVE-2017-16541
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.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
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Evidence
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A critical vulnerability that could reveal a Tor user’s IP address was addressed over the weekend in the privacy-focused web browser.
newswww.securityweek.comNov 6, 2017, 1:33 PM
Exploit code
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