CVE-2016-10665
Built on libtins herbivore 0.0.3 and below download binary resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
herbivore is a packet sniffing and crafting library. Built on libtins herbivore 0.0.3 and below download binary resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested resources with an attacker controlled copy if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.19% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-311, CWE-310
- Affected
- herbivore project/herbivore
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
References
- https://github.com/samatt/Herbivore/commit/0a041defc3463e99948e5d2064aef54b2128c5a3Broken Link
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/258Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/samatt/Herbivore/commit/0a041defc3463e99948e5d2064aef54b2128c5a3Broken Link
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/258Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.