PT-2018-4837 · Poco · Poco

Published 2018-05-29 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2016-10659

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 poco (affected versions not specified)

Description The POCO libraries insecurely download resources over HTTP, making them susceptible to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks. This could potentially lead to remote code execution (RCE) if an attacker intercepts and alters the downloaded resources. The vulnerability can be exploited when an attacker has a privileged network position, allowing them to replace the downloaded executable with a malicious one, resulting in code execution on the system running poco.

Recommendations For all affected versions, consider avoiding the use of this package until a secure version is available. As a mitigation measure, avoid installing the package while connected to a public network to reduce the risk of exploitation. If the package must be installed, ensure it is done on a private network, as this limits the potential exploiters to those with compromised network access or privileged ISP access. 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-311

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-10659

GHSA-F757-9C4X-CHFF

Affected Products

Poco

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10659 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-f757-9c4x-chff · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10659 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/271 · Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/271 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f757-9c4x-chff · Note