High severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 1, 2018· Updated Sep 16, 2024
CVE-2016-10615
CVE-2016-10615
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 packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
cursesnpm | <= 0.0.10 | — |
Affected products
1- Range: All versions
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8p52-7cxv-6c95ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10615ghsaADVISORY
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/215mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/215ghsaWEB
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