CVE-2016-10615

Published Jun 1, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.1 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
curses is bindings for the native curses library, a full featured console IO library. curses downloads 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 binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-0264 curses is bindings for the native curses library, a full featured console IO library. curses downloads 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 binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8p52-7cxv-6c95 Downloads Resources over HTTP in curses
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 4:38 PM
Reserved
Oct 29, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 1, 2018, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:40 AM