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RUSTSEC-2016-0003

HTTP download and execution allows MitM RCE

Reported
Issued
Package
portaudio (crates.io)
Type
Vulnerability
Keywords
#ssl #mitm
Aliases
Details
https://github.com/RustAudio/rust-portaudio/issues/144
CVSS Score
5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS Details
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Patched
no patched versions

Description

The build script in the portaudio crate will attempt to download via HTTP the portaudio source and build it.

A Mallory in the middle can intercept the download with their own archive and get RCE.