CVE-2016-10615

CVE-2016-10615

Vendor Hackerone
Product curses node module
Weakness CWE-311 · Missing encryption
Published June 1, 2018
Last update September 16, 2024

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 1, 2018 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated