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 - High Severity Vulnerability
Advanced file system stream things
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/fstream/-/fstream-1.0.11.tgz
Path to dependency file: videojs-dock/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: videojs-dock/node_modules/fstream/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - videojs-generate-karma-config-5.0.0.tgz (Root Library) - karma-browserstack-launcher-1.3.0.tgz - browserstacktunnel-wrapper-2.0.4.tgz - unzipper-0.9.4.tgz - :x: **fstream-1.0.11.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 94e6200be9ecc48ffad7dd009fa94bbfc47f0391
Found in base branch: main
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
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-13173
Release Date: 2020-08-24
Fix Resolution: 1.0.12