GHSA-g93h-75m9-3qq4

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g93h-75m9-3qq4
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/02/GHSA-g93h-75m9-3qq4/GHSA-g93h-75m9-3qq4.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-g93h-75m9-3qq4
Aliases
Published
2019-02-18T23:52:27Z
Modified
2023-11-08T03:58:13Z
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
pngcrush-installer downloads Resources over HTTP
Details

Affected versions of pngcrush-installer 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 pngcrush-installer.

Recommendation

Update to version 1.8.10 or later.

Database specific
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-311"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2020-06-16T21:36:39Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  null,
    "severity":  "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / pngcrush-installer

Package

Name
pngcrush-installer
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Purl
pkg:npm/pngcrush-installer

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.10

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/02/GHSA-g93h-75m9-3qq4/GHSA-g93h-75m9-3qq4.json"