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CVE-2013-4116 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=715325 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983917 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87141 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f4d31693 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/3635 CVEThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
node packaged modules project node packaged modules
< 1.3.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:node_packaged_modules_project:node_packaged_modules:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-4116
NVD Published Date:
Apr 22, 2014
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2013-4116 Details - Not Deferred