High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-10665
CVE-2016-10665
Description
herbivore is a packet sniffing and crafting library. Built on libtins herbivore 0.0.3 and below download 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 resources with an attacker controlled copy if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
herbivorenpm | <= 0.0.3 | — |
Affected products
2- HackerOne/herbivore node modulev5Range: All versions
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7r2x-3qcm-8vfwghsaADVISORY
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/258nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10665ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/samatt/Herbivore/commit/0a041defc3463e99948e5d2064aef54b2128c5a3nvdBroken LinkWEB
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/258ghsaWEB
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