CVE catalog

CVE-2016-3180

torbrowser-launcher: CVE-2016-3180

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.92% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiantorbrowser-launchersid0.3.9-2fixed
Debiantorbrowser-launcherforky0.3.9-2fixed
Debiantorbrowser-launchertrixie0.3.7-3fixed
Debiantorbrowser-launcherbookworm0.3.6-2fixed
Ubuntutorbrowser-launcher16.040.2.0-2vulnerable
Ubuntutorbrowser-launcher16.040.2.1-1vulnerable
Ubuntutorbrowser-launcher16.040.2.1-2vulnerable
Ubuntutorbrowser-launcher16.040.2.2-2vulnerable
Ubuntutorbrowser-launcher16.040.2.2-3vulnerable
Ubuntutorbrowser-launcher16.040.2.3-1vulnerable
Ubuntutorbrowser-launcher16.040.2.4-1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiantorbrowser-launchersourcesid0.2.4-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debiantorbrowser-launchersourceforky0.2.4-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debiantorbrowser-launchersourcetrixie0.2.4-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debiantorbrowser-launchersourcebookworm0.2.4-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Ubuntutorbrowser-launcherdeb16.040.2.4-1Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3180Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • Details (1)
    • 0.3.6-2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.2.4-1

      dsa · torbrowser-launcher · debian · bookworm; dsa · torbrowser-launcher · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • Details (1)
    • 0.3.7-3 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.2.4-1

      dsa · torbrowser-launcher · debian · 13

Observed:

References