Link Following Affecting npm package, versions <1.3.10~dfsg-1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
4.4 medium
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-NPM-271442
  • published 22 Apr 2014
  • disclosed 22 Apr 2014

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 npm to version 1.3.10~dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream npm package and not the npm package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

lib/npm.js in Node Packaged Modules (npm) before 1.3.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names that are created when unpacking archives.