SB2016121902 - Man-in-the-middle attack in npm unicode
Published: December 19, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016121902
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10578)
CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the npm, Inc. unicode module due to improper security restrictions. An adjacent attacker can conduct man-in-the-middle attack, intercept of the communication channel between the affected app and modify or read resources from the system, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.