UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18869

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18869
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18869.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18869
Upstream
Published
2020-06-15T15:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:36Z
Severity
  • 2.5 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / node-chownr

Package

Name
node-chownr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-chownr@1.1.3-3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.1-1
1.1.3-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.3-3",
            "binary_name": "node-chownr"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / node-chownr

Package

Name
node-chownr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-chownr@2.0.0-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.3-5

2.*

2.0.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0-1",
            "binary_name": "node-chownr"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / node-chownr

Package

Name
node-chownr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-chownr@2.0.0-2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0-2",
            "binary_name": "node-chownr"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / node-chownr

Package

Name
node-chownr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-chownr@2.0.0-3?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.0-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0-3",
            "binary_name": "node-chownr"
        }
    ]
}