CVE-2016-3180
Tor Browser Launcher (aka torbrowser-launcher) before 0.2.4, during the initial run, allows man...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-3180- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-3180- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4221 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-4221- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f2pj-7h7q-56r5
Tor Browser Launcher (aka torbrowser-launcher) before 0.2.4, during the initial run, allows man...
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.
- Record
GHSA-f2pj-7h7q-56r5- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-3180- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-3180
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3180- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3180
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3180- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
torbrowser-launcherDebian:12 |
before 0.2.4-1, plus listed versions 0.0.7-10.1.0-1.10.1.0-1.20.1.1-10.1.1-2 Show 29 moreShow less0.1.1-2~bpo70+10.1.2-10.1.3-10.1.3-1~bpo70+10.1.4-10.1.4-1~bpo70+10.1.4-20.1.4-2~bpo70+10.1.5-10.1.5-20.1.6-10.1.7-10.1.7-1~bpo70+10.1.7-1~experimental0.1.9-10.1.9-1~bpo70+10.1.9-1~experimental10.2.0-10.2.0-1~bpo8+10.2.0-20.2.1-10.2.1-20.2.1-2~bpo8+10.2.2-10.2.2-20.2.2-2~bpo8+10.2.2-30.2.3-10.2.4-1~bpo8+1 |
0.2.4-1 |
torbrowser-launcherDebian:13 |
before 0.2.4-1, plus listed versions 0.0.7-10.1.0-1.10.1.0-1.20.1.1-10.1.1-2 Show 29 moreShow less0.1.1-2~bpo70+10.1.2-10.1.3-10.1.3-1~bpo70+10.1.4-10.1.4-1~bpo70+10.1.4-20.1.4-2~bpo70+10.1.5-10.1.5-20.1.6-10.1.7-10.1.7-1~bpo70+10.1.7-1~experimental0.1.9-10.1.9-1~bpo70+10.1.9-1~experimental10.2.0-10.2.0-1~bpo8+10.2.0-20.2.1-10.2.1-20.2.1-2~bpo8+10.2.2-10.2.2-20.2.2-2~bpo8+10.2.2-30.2.3-10.2.4-1~bpo8+1 |
0.2.4-1 |
torbrowser-launcherDebian:14 |
before 0.2.4-1, plus listed versions 0.0.7-10.1.0-1.10.1.0-1.20.1.1-10.1.1-2 Show 29 moreShow less0.1.1-2~bpo70+10.1.2-10.1.3-10.1.3-1~bpo70+10.1.4-10.1.4-1~bpo70+10.1.4-20.1.4-2~bpo70+10.1.5-10.1.5-20.1.6-10.1.7-10.1.7-1~bpo70+10.1.7-1~experimental0.1.9-10.1.9-1~bpo70+10.1.9-1~experimental10.2.0-10.2.0-1~bpo8+10.2.0-20.2.1-10.2.1-20.2.1-2~bpo8+10.2.2-10.2.2-20.2.2-2~bpo8+10.2.2-30.2.3-10.2.4-1~bpo8+1 |
0.2.4-1 |
torbrowser-launcherUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 0.2.4-1, plus listed versions 0.2.0-20.2.1-10.2.1-20.2.2-20.2.2-30.2.3-1 |
0.2.4-1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-3180 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Tor Browser Launcher Project Browser Launcher, published February 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.92%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in torbrowser-launcher 0.2.4-1.