Local Privilege Escalation in npm
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.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2013-4116US | low3.3 | — | ||
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 creat… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/10/17WEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/11/9WEB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61083WEB
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=715325WEB
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983917WEB
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87141WEB
- https://github.com/npm/npmPACKAGE
- https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f4d31693WEB
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