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CVE-2016-10538 Details

Description

The package `node-cli` before 1.0.0 insecurely uses the lock_file and log_file. Both of these are temporary, but it allows the starting user to overwrite any file they have access to.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:3.5 LOWVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=809252 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/node-js-libs/cli/issues/81 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/95 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=809252 [email protected]Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/node-js-libs/cli/issues/81 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')[email protected]
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
cli project cli
< 1.0.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-10538
NVD Published Date:
May 31, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-10538 Details - Not Deferred