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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-10659

poco - The POCO libraries, downloads source file resources used for compilation 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.

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1 Nov 2026, 04:15 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2016-10659

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 May 2018, 20:29 UTC

poco - The POCO libraries, downloads source file resources used for compilation 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.

osv:CVE-2016-10659
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10659",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2016-10659",
    "summary": "poco - The POCO libraries, downloads source file resources used for compilation 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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-10659",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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          "ranges": [
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              "repo": "https://github.com/pocoproject/poco",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                },
                {
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                }
              ],
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:macchina:poco:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*",
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                        "last_affected": "1.7.7"
                      }
                    ],
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                  }
                ]
              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
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            "poco-1.7.4-release",
            "poco-1.7.3-release",
            "poco-1.7.2-release",
            "poco-1.7.1-release",
            "poco-1.7.0-release",
            "poco-1.6.1-release",
            "poco-1.6.0-release",
            "poco-1.5.3-release",
            "poco-1.5.3-rc1",
            "poco-1.5.2-release",
            "poco-1.5.2-rc3",
            "poco-1.5.2-rc2",
            "poco-1.5.2-rc1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:16.106533016Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/271"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2016-10659",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 429288,
  "published_at": "2018-05-29T20:29:01.783+00:00"
}