Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16024
CVE-2017-16024
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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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
sync-execnpm | <= 0.6.2 | — |
Affected products
2- Range: All versions
Patches
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References
7- cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/377.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-38h8-x697-gh8qghsaADVISORY
- github.com/gvarsanyi/sync-exec/issues/17nvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/310nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16024ghsaADVISORY
- www.owasp.org/index.php/Insecure_Temporary_FilenvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/310ghsaWEB
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