PT-2014-2739 · Node · Npm

Daniel Kahn Gillmor + 1 · Published 2014-04-22 · Updated 2020-10-14 · CVE-2013-4116

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.3

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Node Packaged Modules (npm) versions prior to 1.3.3

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names that are created when unpacking archives. This can potentially result in local privilege escalation.

Recommendations Update to version 1.3.3 or later.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-4116

GHSA-V3JV-WRF4-5845

Affected Products

Npm

References · 19

• https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f4d31693 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4116 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4116 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-v3jv-wrf4-5845 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4116 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4116 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4116 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4116 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4116 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/npm/npm · Note
• https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/3635 · Note
• https://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues/3635 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983917 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/61083 · Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/152 · Note