CVE-2024-28863

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-03-21

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.

See more information about CVE-2024-28863 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.5	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs)	ELSA-2024-5814	2024-08-26
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs)	ELSA-2024-6148	2024-09-04
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-nodemon)	ELSA-2024-5814	2024-08-26
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-nodemon)	ELSA-2024-6148	2024-09-04
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-packaging)	ELSA-2024-5814	2024-08-26
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-packaging)	ELSA-2024-6148	2024-09-04
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs)	ELSA-2024-6147	2024-09-04
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs-nodemon)	ELSA-2024-6147	2024-09-04
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs-packaging)	ELSA-2024-6147	2024-09-04