CVE-2013-4116

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-4116
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-22 14:23:34 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionlib/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.3 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Node Packaged Modules Project Node Packaged Modules All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - npm uses predictable temporary filenames when unpacking tarballs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: npm uses predictable temporary filenames when unpacking tarballs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
#715325 - npm: CVE-2013-4116: predictable temporary filenames when unpacking tarballs - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
predictable tmpfile names may lead to potential security issue · Issue #3635 · npm/npm · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Third Party Advisory
Put 6 bytes of random in tmp folder name · npm/npm@f4d3169 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Bug 983917 – CVE-2013-4116 npm: Insecure temporary directory generation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Node Packaged Modules Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 980688 Nodejs (npm) Security Update for npm (GHSA-v3jv-wrf4-5845)

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