CVE-2013-4116
N/A
Published: April 22, 2014 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNode Packaged Modules
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.3.3
Affected range stops below 1.3.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/10/17Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/11/9VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61083x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=715325x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983917VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87141x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f4d31693x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/3635Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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