CVE-2017-16024

Published Jun 4, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 5:48 PM
Reserved
Oct 29, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 4, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM