PT-2018-4748 · Pngcrush · Pngcrush-Installer

Published 2018-05-29 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2016-10570

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions pngcrush-installer versions prior to 1.8.10

Description The issue concerns the insecure download of binary resources over HTTP, making it susceptible to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks. If an attacker is positioned on the network or between the user and the remote server, they may be able to swap the requested binary with an attacker-controlled binary, potentially leading to remote code execution (RCE).

Recommendations Update to version 1.8.10 or later.

Fix

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-311

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-10570

GHSA-G93H-75M9-3QQ4

Affected Products

Pngcrush-Installer

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10570 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-g93h-75m9-3qq4 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10570 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/189 · Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/189 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g93h-75m9-3qq4 · Note