CVE-2016-10538: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

February 18, 2019 (updated January 8, 2021)

The package node-cli before 1.0.0 insecurely uses the lock_file and log_file. Both of these are temporary, but it allows the starting user to overwrite any file they have access to.

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=809252
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cpc-mj5c-m9rq
github.com/node-js-libs/cli/issues/81
nodesecurity.io/advisories/95
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10538
www.npmjs.com/advisories/95

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