vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2019-16777: npm -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Dec 13, 2019 | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 13, 2019
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.4 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Overwrite. It fails to prevent existing globally-installed binaries to be overwritten by other package installations. For example, if a package was installed globally and created a serve binary, any subsequent installs of packages that also create a serve binary would overwrite the previous serve binary. This behavior is still allowed in local installations and also through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the --ignore-scripts install option.
Solution
debian-upgrade-npm
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