CVE-2024-28863

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.

Weakness classification

• security-advisories@github.com: CWE-400

Primary references

• security-advisories@github.com — Patch
• security-advisories@github.com — Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory