CVE-2024-28863 (Medium) detected in multiple libraries

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CVE-2024-28863 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - tar-4.4.1.tgz, tar-4.4.19.tgz, tar-4.4.8.tgz, tar-6.1.11.tgz

tar-4.4.1.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-4.4.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /aws-node-github-check/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /aws-node-github-check/package.json,/aws-node-typescript-nest/package.json,/aws-node-fullstack/frontend/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - react-scripts-2.1.8.tgz (Root Library) - fsevents-1.2.4.tgz - node-pre-gyp-0.10.0.tgz - :x: **tar-4.4.1.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

tar-4.4.19.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-4.4.19.tgz

Path to dependency file: /aws-node-rest-api-with-dynamodb-and-offline/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /aws-node-rest-api-with-dynamodb-and-offline/node_modules/tar/package.json,/aws-node-http-api-dynamodb-local/node_modules/tar/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - serverless-dynamodb-local-0.2.40.tgz (Root Library) - dynamodb-localhost-0.0.9.tgz - :x: **tar-4.4.19.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

tar-4.4.8.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-4.4.8.tgz

Path to dependency file: /aws-node-fullstack/frontend/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /aws-node-fullstack/frontend/package.json,/aws-node-typescript-sqs-standard/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - webpack-4.41.2.tgz (Root Library) - watchpack-1.6.0.tgz - chokidar-2.1.8.tgz - fsevents-1.2.9.tgz - node-pre-gyp-0.12.0.tgz - :x: **tar-4.4.8.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

tar-6.1.11.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-6.1.11.tgz

Path to dependency file: /aws-node-vue-nuxt-ssr/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /aws-node-vue-nuxt-ssr/node_modules/tar/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - nuxt-2.15.8.tgz (Root Library) - webpack-2.15.8.tgz - terser-webpack-plugin-4.2.3.tgz - cacache-15.3.0.tgz - :x: **tar-6.1.11.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: dcbe4aefe4b3685f4b15493a01db0f19b118a0c4

Found in base branch: master

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: https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36

Release Date: 2024-03-21

Fix Resolution: tar - 6.2.1

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