VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-4116

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.

LOW 3.3EPSS 0.37%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-59
Affected: node packaged modules project/node packaged modules
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/10/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/11/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61083Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=715325Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983917Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87141Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f4d31693Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/3635Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/10/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/11/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61083Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=715325Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983917Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87141Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f4d31693Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/3635Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.