CVE-2016-10603
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedair-sdk is a NPM wrapper for the Adobe AIR SDK. air-sdk downloads 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 binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe air-sdk NPM package downloads Adobe AIR SDK binary resources over unencrypted HTTP, making it vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks where network attackers can intercept and replace the binaries with malicious code, potentially achieving remote code execution on affected systems.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 16.0.0-272-16CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if air-sdk is in dependenciesRun 'npm list air-sdk' or inspect package.json for 'air-sdk' in dependencies, devDependencies, or optionalDependenciesAffected if air-sdk is listed as a dependency and the installed version is 16.0.0-272-16 or lower
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Verify the installed version numberRun 'npm list air-sdk' to see the exact version installed, then compare against the affected range: <= 16.0.0-272-16Affected if The installed version is 16.0.0-272-16 or any lower version number
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Inspect package download URLsExamine the air-sdk package source code (in node_modules/air-sdk/) for HTTP URLs used to fetch Adobe AIR SDK binaries. Search for 'http://' strings, particularly in download or fetch logicAffected if The package contains HTTP (not HTTPS) URLs pointing to Adobe AIR SDK download locations
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Check package.json scripts for binary downloadsReview the air-sdk package.json file in node_modules/air-sdk/package.json for any postinstall scripts or other hooks that fetch binaries over HTTPAffected if Scripts or configuration reference unencrypted HTTP URLs for SDK downloads
You are affected if air-sdk version 16.0.0-272-16 or lower is installed AND the package uses unencrypted HTTP URLs to download Adobe AIR SDK binaries.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace HTTP download URLs with HTTPS in the air-sdk package to enable encrypted, authenticated connections and prevent binary tampering during transit.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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