CVE-2017-16204: Malicious package (Typosquatting)

June 7, 2018 (updated October 9, 2019)

The jquey 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-2017-16204

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