CVE-2017-16202: Malicious package (Typosquatting)

December 4, 2019

The cofeescript module exfiltrates sensitive data such as a user’s private SSH key and bash history to a third party server during installation.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16202

Code Behaviors & Features

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