CVE-2016-3180 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Tor Browser Launcher (aka torbrowser-launcher) before 0.2.4, during the initial run, 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.

Published: 2017-02-07

Score: 8.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tor_browser_launcher_project:tor_browser_launcher:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4221	Tor Browser Launcher (aka torbrowser-launcher) before 0.2.4, during the initial run, 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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00683.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96140
https://github.com/micahflee/torbrowser-launcher/issues/229

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Tor Browser Launcher Project Tor Browser Launcher

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-07T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:58.205Z

Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3180

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-07T17:59:00.427

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-3180

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-254

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