herbivore is a packet sniffing and crafting library
Published Jun 4, 2018
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.19%
Description
herbivore is a packet sniffing and crafting library. Built on libtins herbivore 0.0.3 and below download binary resources 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.
Affected products
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- Version All versionsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | Herbivore Node Module | n/a |
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- ≤ 0.0.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
herbivore
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed not fixed
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | herbivore | 0 | not fixed |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02189) | 81.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02189) | 80.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.78% (0.00776) | 71.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00229) | 62.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00216) | 58.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00415) | 70.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00216) | 57.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02166) | 80.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 1, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02166) | 80.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 77.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 56.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7r2x-3qcm-8vfw Advisory
- https://github.com/samatt/Herbivore/commit/0a041defc3463e99948e5d2064aef54b2128c5a3 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://github.com/samatt/herbivore
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/258 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10665
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/258
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7r2x-3qcm-8vfw | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/samatt/Herbivore/commit/0a041defc3463e99948e5d2064aef54b2128c5a3 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://github.com/samatt/herbivore | ||
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/258 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10665 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/258 |
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