CVE-2024-28863 (Medium) detected in tar-4.4.8.tgz, tar-2.2.2.tgz

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CVE-2024-28863 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - tar-4.4.8.tgz, tar-2.2.2.tgz

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: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - webpack-dev-server-3.9.0.tgz (Root Library) - 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-2.2.2.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/tar/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - webpacker-4.2.0.tgz (Root Library) - node-sass-4.13.0.tgz - node-gyp-3.8.0.tgz - :x: **tar-2.2.2.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

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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