In Yarn before 1.21.1, the package install functionality can be abused to generate arbitrary symlinks on the host filesystem by using specially crafted "bin" keys. Existing files could be overwritten depending on the current user permission set.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-0291 In Yarn before 1.21.1, the package install functionality can be abused to generate arbitrary symlinks on the host filesystem by using specially crafted "bin" keys. Existing files could be overwritten depending on the current user permission set.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5xf4-f2fq-f69j Yarn Improper link resolution before file access (Link Following)
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T22:32:01.551Z

Reserved: 2019-04-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-10773

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-12-16T20:15:14.477

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:19:53.623

Link: CVE-2019-10773

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-10773 - Bugzilla

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