6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-28863
"Node-Tar Denial of Service"
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 21, 2024, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 10, 2024, 5:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-28863 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-28863 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

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-2024-28863.

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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Wrapper which returns the weather of a given location.

Dockerfile JavaScript HCL

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 28, 2024, 2:02 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Ini adalah repository kumpulan CVE v.5

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Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 24, 2024, 3:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 1214 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-28863 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-28863 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0005/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/fe8cd57da5686f8695415414bda49206a545f7f7 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-770
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-400
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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