Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2019167750000000
Revision Date:2019-12-13Version:1
Title:CVE-2019-16775 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.3 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Write. It is possible for packages to create symlinks to files outside of thenode_modules folder through the bin field upon installation. A properly constructed entry in the package.json bin field would allow a package publisher to create a symlink pointing to arbitrary files on a user’s system when the package is installed. This behavior is still possible through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2019-16775
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND npm package in bionic is affected and may need fixing.
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