CVE-2019-13173: fstream_project fstream Link Following
CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2019:2055-1SUSE-SU-2019:2078-1SUSE-SU-2019:2081-1SUSE-SU-2019:2099-1SUSE-SU-2019:2181-1UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13173USN-4123-1USN-4863-1DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13173GHSA-xf7w-r453-m56copenSUSE-SU-2019:1846-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1907-1
Published 02-07-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-13173 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Link Following vulnerability in fstream_project fstream. EPSS estimates a 2.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.42%
0%100%
Low · +0.27 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 02-07-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Medium 6.4Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.42%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
84%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.27 pp
From 2.14% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score2.42%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse12 products
- nodejs10&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 12< 10.16.0-1.9.1
- nodejs10&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15< 10.16.0-1.9.1
- nodejs10&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP1< 10.16.0-1.9.1
- nodejs4&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 4< 4.9.1-15.23.1
- nodejs4&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 12< 4.9.1-15.23.1
Opensuse3 products
- nodejs10&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 10.16.0-lp151.2.3.1
- nodejs8&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.0< 8.15.1-lp151.2.3.1
- nodejs8&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 8.15.1-lp151.2.3.1
Debian1 product
- node-fstream< 1.0.12-1
Fstream_project1 product
- fstream< 1.0.12
Npm1 product
- fstream< 1.0.12
Ubuntu1 product
- node-fstream< 1.0.10-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 0.1.24-1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1 | < 0.1.24-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
6 vendors · 19 products
References
23 links- github.com/npm/fstream/commit/6a77d2fa6e1462693cf8e46f930da96ec1b0bb22X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORTWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00010.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00052.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEWEB
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