CVE-2018-20835 (High) detected in node6be96c70f5642ac07b9f505f464f958245df03d0

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CVE-2018-20835 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - node6be96c70f5642ac07b9f505f464f958245df03d0

Node.js JavaScript runtime :sparkles::turtle::rocket::sparkles:

Library home page: https://github.com/nodejs/node.git

Found in HEAD commit: b011a55ee3bfce5d2fedf4fd780e4196d446c504

Found in base branch: gh-pages

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

Vulnerability Details

A vulnerability was found in tar-fs before 1.16.2. An Arbitrary File Overwrite issue exists when extracting a tarball containing a hardlink to a file that already exists on the system, in conjunction with a later plain file with the same name as the hardlink. This plain file content replaces the existing file content.

Publish Date: 2019-04-30

URL: CVE-2018-20835

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://hackerone.com/reports/344595

Release Date: 2019-04-30

Fix Resolution: v1.16.2

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