CVE-2024-28863 (Medium) detected in tar-5.0.5.tgz, tar-4.4.13.tgz

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CVE-2024-28863 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - tar-5.0.5.tgz, tar-4.4.13.tgz

tar-5.0.5.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-5.0.5.tgz

Path to dependency file: /deps/npm/docs/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /deps/npm/docs/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gatsby-plugin-manifest-2.2.34.tgz (Root Library)
  • sharp-0.23.4.tgz
    • ❌ tar-5.0.5.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

tar-4.4.13.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-4.4.13.tgz

Path to dependency file: /deps/npm/package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ tar-4.4.13.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 00fdb00d5bdbaea4fec4642989374d82cbdb1a3c

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: GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36

Release Date: 2024-03-21

Fix Resolution: tar - 6.2.1

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