PT-2018-4793 · Ncurses · Ncurses

Published 2018-06-01 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2016-10615

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 curses (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns the insecure download of binary resources over HTTP, making it susceptible to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks. This could potentially lead to remote code execution (RCE) if an attacker intercepts and replaces the requested binary with a malicious one, particularly in scenarios where the attacker has a privileged network position.

Recommendations Avoid using the curses package if possible, and consider using a different package instead. If the package must be used, reduce the risk of exploitation by avoiding installation while connected to a public network. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

CWE-311

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-10615

GHSA-8P52-7CXV-6C95

Affected Products

Ncurses

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10615 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8p52-7cxv-6c95 · Vendor Advisory
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/215 · Note
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/215 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8p52-7cxv-6c95 · Note