PT-2017-8356 · Tor · Tor Browser Launcher

Jann Horn · Published 2017-02-07 · Updated 2017-02-28 · CVE-2016-3180

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Tor Browser Launcher versions prior to 0.2.4

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass the PGP signature verification and execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse tar file and a signature file with the valid tarball and signature.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.2.4, update to version 0.2.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider verifying the integrity of downloaded files through alternative means until the update is applied.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3180

Affected Products

Tor Browser Launcher

References · 9

• https://github.com/micahflee/torbrowser-launcher/issues/229 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3180 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3180 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3180 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3180 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3180 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3180 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3180 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96140 · Note