CVE-2017-16024 (Medium) detected in sync-exec-0.5.0.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2017-16024 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - sync-exec-0.5.0.tgz

Synchronous exec with status code support. Requires no external dependencies, no need for node-gyp compilations etc.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/sync-exec/-/sync-exec-0.5.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/sync-exec/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• standard-4.5.4.tgz (Root Library)
  • standard-format-1.6.10.tgz
    • esformatter-0.8.2.tgz
      • npm-run-2.0.0.tgz
        • ❌ sync-exec-0.5.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2018-06-04

URL: CVE-2017-16024

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.