UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4116

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4116
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4116.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4116
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:54Z
Published
2014-04-22T14:23:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:31:19.190529Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / npm

Package

Name
npm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/npm@1.3.10~dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.10~dfsg-1

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.18~dfsg-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.10~dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "npm"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4116.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / npm

Package

Name
npm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/npm@3.5.2-0ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.2-0ubuntu4

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.21+ds-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.2-0ubuntu4",
            "binary_name": "npm"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4116.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / npm

Package

Name
npm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/npm@3.5.2-0ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.2-0ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.2-0ubuntu4",
            "binary_name": "npm"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4116.json"