CVE-2018-21268
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
Node-Traceroute RCE Vulnerability
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | traceroute | <=1.0.0 | |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21268
- https://github.com/jaw187/node-traceroute/commit/b99ee024a01a40d3d20a92ad3769cc78a3f6386f
- https://github.com/jaw187/node-traceroute
- https://github.com/jaw187/node-traceroute/tags
- https://medium.com/@shay_62828/shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-npm-package-a4cf7b6553e3
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:traceroute:20160311
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/op-innovate_shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-activity-6678956453086191616-Rcpy
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1465
- https://www.op-c.net/2020/06/17/shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-npm-package
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.