CVE-2013-4116

Description

Affected versions of `npm` use predictable temporary file names during archive unpacking. If an attacker can create a symbolic link at the location of one of these temporary file names, the attacker can arbitrarily write to any file that the user which owns the `npm` process has permission to write to, potentially resulting in local privilege escalation. ## Recommendation Update to version 1.3.3 or later.

Affected packages (2)

• Debian/npmfrom 0, < 1.3.10~dfsg-1
• npm/npmfrom 0, < 1.3.3

References (12)

• ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4116
• ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4116
• PATCHhttps://github.com/npm/npm
• WEBhttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=715325
• WEBhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983917
• WEBhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87141
• WEBhttps://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f4d31693
• WEBhttps://github.com/npm/npm/issues/3635
• WEBhttps://www.npmjs.com/advisories/152
• WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/10/17
• WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/11/9
• WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61083