GHSA-59m2-j944-839w

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-59m2-j944-839w

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/02/GHSA-59m2-j944-839w/GHSA-59m2-j944-839w.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-59m2-j944-839w

Aliases

CVE-2016-10655

Published

2019-02-18T23:45:13Z

Modified

2023-11-08T03:58:18.439295Z

Severity

8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

clang-extra downloads Resources over HTTP

Details

Affected versions of clang-extra insecurely download an executable over an unencrypted HTTP connection.

In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the response and replace the executable with a malicious one, resulting in code execution on the system running clang-extra.

Recommendation

No patch is currently available for this vulnerability. The package author stated that no patch is possible until llvm provides HTTPS support, and a patch would be possible if that ever happened in the future.

The best mitigation option is to reduce the risk of exploitation as much as possible. This can be done by ensuring that this package is not installed while connected to a public network. If the package is installed on a private network, the only people who can exploit this vulnerability are those who have compromised your network or those who have privileged access to your ISP, such as Nation State Actors or Rogue ISP Employees.

Database specific

{
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:00:22Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-311"
    ],
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true
}

References

Affected packages

npm / clang-extra

Package

Name: clang-extra; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/clang-extra

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Last affected

0.1.1