Description
A TOCTOU issue in the chownr package before 1.1.0 for Node.js 10.10 could allow a local attacker to trick it into descending into unintended directories via symlink attacks.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 2.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=863985Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1611614Permissions Required
- https://github.com/isaacs/chownr/issues/14Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:chownr:20180731Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=863985Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1611614Permissions Required
- https://github.com/isaacs/chownr/issues/14Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:chownr:20180731Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 15, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified