fstream before 1.0.12 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Overwrite. Extracting tarballs containing a hardlink to a file that already exists in the system, and a file that matches the hardlink, will overwrite the system's file with the contents of the extracted file. The fstream.DirWriter() function is vulnerable.
CVE-2019-13173 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/fstream/-/fstream-1.0.11.tgz
Path to dependency file: /batimagen/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/git/batimagen/node_modules/fstream/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - node-virustotal-2.4.2.tgz (Root Library) - tar-2.2.1.tgz - :x: **fstream-1.0.11.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 26e6736935fbc7d62f8a1dd88261f54b72d049c1
fstream before 1.0.12 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Overwrite. Extracting tarballs containing a hardlink to a file that already exists in the system, and a file that matches the hardlink, will overwrite the system's file with the contents of the extracted file. The fstream.DirWriter() function is vulnerable.
Publish Date: 2019-07-02
URL: CVE-2019-13173
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Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-13173
Release Date: 2019-07-02
Fix Resolution: 1.0.12
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