CVE-2024-28863 (Medium) detected in tar-4.4.13.tgz

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CVE-2024-28863 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tar-4.4.13.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-4.4.13.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gulp-4.0.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • glob-watcher-5.0.3.tgz
    • chokidar-2.1.8.tgz
      • fsevents-1.2.12.tgz
        • node-pre-gyp-0.14.0.tgz
          • ❌ tar-4.4.13.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: c696f843563ded54e4831fe89b5e3f25e9a063eb

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. node-tar prior to version 6.2.1 has no limit on the number of sub-folders created in the folder creation process. An attacker who generates a large number of sub-folders can consume memory on the system running node-tar and even crash the Node.js client within few seconds of running it using a path with too many sub-folders inside. Version 6.2.1 fixes this issue by preventing extraction in excessively deep sub-folders.

Publish Date: 2024-03-21

URL: CVE-2024-28863

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36

Release Date: 2024-03-21

Fix Resolution: tar - 6.2.1

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