Improper Input Validation Affecting rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel package, versions <0:8.17.0-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.13% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHNODEJS8NODEJSDEVEL-4755611
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 Dec 2019

Introduced: 12 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-16777  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel to version 0:8.17.0-2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:2625.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel package and not the rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1