8.1
HIGH
CVE-2016-10665
Herbivore HTTP Resource Hijacking RCE
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 4, 2018, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-10665 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Herbivore_project herbivore
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-10665.

URL Resource
https://github.com/samatt/Herbivore/commit/0a041defc3463e99948e5d2064aef54b2128c5a3 Broken Link
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/258 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/samatt/Herbivore/commit/0a041defc3463e99948e5d2064aef54b2128c5a3 Broken Link
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/258 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-10665 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE HackerOne CWE-311
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/samatt/Herbivore/commit/0a041defc3463e99948e5d2064aef54b2128c5a3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/samatt/Herbivore/commit/0a041defc3463e99948e5d2064aef54b2128c5a3 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/258 No Types Assigned https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/258 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-310
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:herbivore_project:herbivore:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (including) 0.0.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10665 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.23 }} 0.01%

score

0.61594

percentile

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