CVE-2016-10615 describes a critical vulnerability in the curses library, which is used for console I/O. The library insecurely downloads binary resources over HTTP, making it susceptible to Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a significant risk of remote code execution (RCE) if an attacker intercepts the binary download. While the vulnerability has no known active exploits, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, its potential for severe impact warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curses_project:curses:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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