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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
References
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.

Advisory available under CC0-1.0 license.