All the vulnerabilites related to npm - arborist
cve-2021-39135
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-08-31 17:10
Modified
2024-08-04 01:58
Severity
Summary
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in @npmcli/arborist
References
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|---|---|
| https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40npmcli/arborist | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/npm/arborist/security/advisories/GHSA-gmw6-94gg-2rc2 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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cve-2021-39134
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-08-31 16:55
Modified
2024-08-04 01:58
Severity
Summary
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in @npmcli/arborist
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| https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40npmcli/arborist | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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