CVE-2016-10615 Downloads Resources over HTTP in curses
HighCVSS 8.1
EPSS 1.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
curses is bindings for the native curses library, a full featured console IO library. curses downloads binary resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| npm curses(npm) | <= 0.0.10 | No fix listed |
| curses project curses | <= 0.0.10 | No fix listed |
| HackerOne curses node module | = All versions | No fix listed |
References
- nvd.nist.gov third-party-advisory
- github.com
- www.npmjs.com
- nodesecurity.io third-party-advisory