CVE-2016-10578

N/A
Published: May 29, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUnicode

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

unicode loads unicode data downloaded from unicode.org into nodejs. Unicode before 9.0.0 downloads binary resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 9.0.0
Affected range stops below 9.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/161

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-311CWE-310

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