| Name | CVE-2019-16775 |
| 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 --ignore-scripts install option. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 947127 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| npm (PTS) | jessie | 1.4.21+ds-2 | vulnerable |
| buster | 5.8.0+ds6-4+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 7.5.2+ds-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 9.2.0~ds1-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 9.2.0~ds1-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| npm | source | experimental | 6.13.4+ds-1 | | | |
| npm | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| npm | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| npm | source | buster | 5.8.0+ds6-4+deb10u1 | | | |
| npm | source | (unstable) | 6.13.4+ds-2 | | | 947127 |
Notes
[jessie] - npm <end-of-life> (Nodejs in jessie not covered by security support)
https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-m6cx-g6qm-p2cx
https://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cli