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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101665Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2692Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2693Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.torproject.org/tor-browser-709-releasedIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412081Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24052Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tormoil-vulnerability-leaks-real-ip-address-from-tor-browser-users/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wearesegment.com/research/tormoil-torbrowser-unspecified-critical-security-vulnerability/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101665Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2692Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2693Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.torproject.org/tor-browser-709-releasedIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412081Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
- https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24052Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tormoil-vulnerability-leaks-real-ip-address-from-tor-browser-users/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wearesegment.com/research/tormoil-torbrowser-unspecified-critical-security-vulnerability/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 4, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified