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.

• CWE-59

• 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

Published

Apr 22, 2014

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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