Information disclosure in Tails Project

CVE-2015-7665

Tails before 1.7 includes the wget program but does not prevent automatic fallback from passive FTP to active FTP, which allows remote FTP servers to discover the Tor client IP address by reading a (1) PORT or (2) EPRT command. NOTE: within wget itself, the automatic fallback is not considered a vulnerability by CVE.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.016 (73.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7665?
CVE-2015-7665 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tails Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2015-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2015-7665?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.