PT-2018-4860 · Valgrind · Massif

Published 2018-05-29 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2016-10682

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 massif (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows for potential man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks due to massif downloading resources over HTTP. This could lead to remote code execution (RCE) if an attacker intercepts and swaps the requested resources with a malicious copy, particularly if the attacker is on the network or between the user and the remote server. In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the response and replace the executable with a malicious one, resulting in code execution on the system running massif.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. As a mitigation measure, consider avoiding the use of this package and instead use a different package if available. Alternatively, reduce the risk of exploitation by ensuring that this package is not installed while connected to a public network.

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

CWE-311

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-10682

GHSA-4V2C-G2XC-47FV

Affected Products

Massif

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10682 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10682 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4v2c-g2xc-47fv · Vendor Advisory
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/290 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4v2c-g2xc-47fv · Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/290 · Note