CVE-2024-28863

node-tar vulnerable to denial of service while parsing a tar file due to lack of folders count validation

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.

Affected

isaacs · node-tar

CVSS v3.1 GITHUB

6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 60th percentile

Published

2024-03-21

Updated

2025-02-13

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36

Security advisories

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0005
• advisories/GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36
• isaacs/node-tar/commit/fe8cd57da5686f8695415414bda49206a545f7f7

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry