CVE-2021-37712
TAR Node-Code Execution and File Overwrite Vulnerability
Description
The npm package "tar" (aka node-tar) before versions 4.4.18, 5.0.10, and 6.1.9 has an arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution vulnerability. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in part, achieved by ensuring that extracted directories are not symlinks. Additionally, in order to prevent unnecessary stat calls to determine whether a given path is a directory, paths are cached when directories are created. This logic was insufficient when extracting tar files that contained both a directory and a symlink with names containing unicode values that normalized to the same value. Additionally, on Windows systems, long path portions would resolve to the same file system entities as their 8.3 "short path" counterparts. A specially crafted tar archive could thus include a directory with one form of the path, followed by a symbolic link with a different string that resolves to the same file system entity, followed by a file using the first form. By first creating a directory, and then replacing that directory with a symlink that had a different apparent name that resolved to the same entry in the filesystem, it was thus possible to bypass node-tar symlink checks on directories, essentially allowing an untrusted tar file to symlink into an arbitrary location and subsequently extracting arbitrary files into that location, thus allowing arbitrary file creation and overwrite. These issues were addressed in releases 4.4.18, 5.0.10 and 6.1.9. The v3 branch of node-tar has been deprecated and did not receive patches for these issues. If you are still using a v3 release we recommend you update to a more recent version of node-tar. If this is not possible, a workaround is available in the referenced GHSA-qq89-hq3f-393p.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 31, 2021, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 23, 2023, 2:28 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-37712 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-37712
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-37712
.
URL | Resource |
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https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/npm/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-qq89-hq3f-393p | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00023.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5008 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.npmjs.com/package/tar | Product |
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
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vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 23, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00023.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.npmjs.com/package/tar Product, Third Party Advisory https://www.npmjs.com/package/tar Product Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 12, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00023.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 25, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_infrastructure_network_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 10, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5008 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5008 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-59 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.2.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 12, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5008 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 20, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/npm/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-qq89-hq3f-393p No Types Assigned https://github.com/npm/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-qq89-hq3f-393p Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.npmjs.com/package/tar No Types Assigned https://www.npmjs.com/package/tar Product, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:tar:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (including) 4.4.17 *cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:tar:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (including) 5.0.9 *cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:tar:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (including) 6.1.8 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 31, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The npm package "tar" (aka node-tar) before versions 4.4.18, 5.0.10, and 6.1.9 has an arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution vulnerability. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in part, achieved by ensuring that extracted directories are not symlinks. Additionally, in order to prevent unnecessary stat calls to determine whether a given path is a directory, paths are cached when directories are created. This logic was insufficient when extracting tar files that contained both a directory and a symlink with names containing unicode values that normalized to the same value. Additionally, on Windows systems, long path portions would resolve to the same file system entities as their 8.3 "short path" counterparts. A specially crafted tar archive could thus include a directory with one form of the path, followed by a symbolic link with a different string that resolves to the same file system entity, followed by a file using the first form. By first creating a directory, and then replacing that directory with a symlink that had a different apparent name that resolved to the same entry in the filesystem, it was thus possible to bypass node-tar symlink checks on directories, essentially allowing an untrusted tar file to symlink into an arbitrary location and subsequently extracting arbitrary files into that location, thus allowing arbitrary file creation and overwrite. These issues were addressed in releases 4.4.18, 5.0.10 and 6.1.9. The v3 branch of node-tar has been deprecated and did not receive patches for these issues. If you are still using a v3 release we recommend you update to a more recent version of node-tar. If this is not possible, a workaround is available in the referenced GHSA-qq89-hq3f-393p. The npm package "tar" (aka node-tar) before versions 4.4.18, 5.0.10, and 6.1.9 has an arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution vulnerability. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in part, achieved by ensuring that extracted directories are not symlinks. Additionally, in order to prevent unnecessary stat calls to determine whether a given path is a directory, paths are cached when directories are created. This logic was insufficient when extracting tar files that contained both a directory and a symlink with names containing unicode values that normalized to the same value. Additionally, on Windows systems, long path portions would resolve to the same file system entities as their 8.3 "short path" counterparts. A specially crafted tar archive could thus include a directory with one form of the path, followed by a symbolic link with a different string that resolves to the same file system entity, followed by a file using the first form. By first creating a directory, and then replacing that directory with a symlink that had a different apparent name that resolved to the same entry in the filesystem, it was thus possible to bypass node-tar symlink checks on directories, essentially allowing an untrusted tar file to symlink into an arbitrary location and subsequently extracting arbitrary files into that location, thus allowing arbitrary file creation and overwrite. These issues were addressed in releases 4.4.18, 5.0.10 and 6.1.9. The v3 branch of node-tar has been deprecated and did not receive patches for these issues. If you are still using a v3 release we recommend you update to a more recent version of node-tar. If this is not possible, a workaround is available in the referenced GHSA-qq89-hq3f-393p.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-37712
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-37712
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.13 }} 0.02%
score
0.47731
percentile