Description
The sync-exec module is used to simulate child_process.execSync in node versions <0.11.9. Sync-exec uses tmp directories as a buffer before returning values. Other users on the server have read access to the tmp directory, possibly allowing an attacker on the server to obtain confidential information from the buffer/tmp file, while it exists.
Published: 2018-06-04
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0725 The sync-exec module is used to simulate child_process.execSync in node versions <0.11.9. Sync-exec uses tmp directories as a buffer before returning values. Other users on the server have read access to the tmp directory, possibly allowing an attacker on the server to obtain confidential information from the buffer/tmp file, while it exists.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-38h8-x697-gh8q Tmp files readable by other users in sync-exec
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Nodejs Node.js
Sync-exec Project Sync-exec
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:48:58.293Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16024

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-04T19:29:01.427

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:15:41.053

Link: CVE-2017-16024

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