CVE-2024-28863

Aliases:GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Analyzed
Published: 21 Mar 2024, 22:10
Last modified:13 Feb 2025, 17:47

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
36/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.66% LOW
1% probability +0.21%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Mar 2024, 22:10
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
13 Feb 2025, 17:47
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.66%• Percentile: 72%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-400•Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

    The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

  • CWE-770•Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

    The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

Affected Systems

  • isaacs•node-tar

    < 6.2.1

  • isaacs•tar

    < 6.2.1

  • npm•node-tar

    < 6.2.1

  • Npm•tar

    < 6.2.1

References (6)