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.
{ "availability": "No subscription required", "ubuntu_priority": "medium", "binaries": [ { "binary_version": "1.3.10~dfsg-1", "binary_name": "npm" } ] }
{ "availability": "No subscription required", "ubuntu_priority": "medium", "binaries": [ { "binary_version": "3.5.2-0ubuntu4", "binary_name": "npm" } ] }