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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-16541: ELSA-2018-2692: firefox security update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-16541: ELSA-2018-2692: firefox security update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/03/2017
Created
03/19/2019
Added
11/02/2018
Modified
11/26/2024

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. Firefox proxy settings can be bypassed by using the automount feature with autofs to create a mount point on the local file system. Content can be loaded from this mounted file system directly using a `file:` URI, bypassing configured proxy settings. This issue only affects OS X in default configuration; on Linux systems, autofs must also be installed for the vulnerability to occur.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-firefox
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird

References

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