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.
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N/A
EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0010 (0.1%)
Percentile: 27.8%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
node_packaged_modules_project:node_packaged_modulesTechnical 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.
Published: 4/22/2014, 2:23:34 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/10/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/11/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61083
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=715325
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983917
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87141
- https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f4d31693
- https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/3635