Vulnerability · Published Mar 21, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2024-28863node-tar vulnerable to denial of service while parsing a tar file due to lack of folders count validation
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in node-tar from isaacs. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db | ALSA-2024:5814 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el8.10.0+3890+5a092792 | ALSA-2024:6148 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el9.4.0+112+bb28ff81 | ALSA-2024:6147 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el8.10.0+3890+5a092792 | ALSA-2024:6148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db | ALSA-2024:5814 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-devel | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el9.4.0+112+bb28ff81 | ALSA-2024:6147 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el8.10.0+3890+5a092792 | ALSA-2024:6148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db | ALSA-2024:5814 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el9.4.0+112+bb28ff81 | ALSA-2024:6147 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el8.10.0+3890+5a092792 | ALSA-2024:6148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:20.16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db | ALSA-2024:5814 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el9.4.0+112+bb28ff81 | ALSA-2024:6147 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 3.0.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3731+490e3ce5 | ALSA-2024:5814 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 3.0.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3613+1ed8c91d | ALSA-2024:6148 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 3.0.1-1.module_el9.2.0+36+853e48f5 | ALSA-2024:6147 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | ALSA-2024:6148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35 | ALSA-2024:5814 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2024:6147 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | ALSA-2024:6148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35 | ALSA-2024:5814 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2024:6147 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:10.7.0-1.18.20.4.1.module_el8.10.0+3890+5a092792 | ALSA-2024:6148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:10.8.1-1.20.16.0.1.module_el8.10.0+3882+e12e42db | ALSA-2024:5814 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | npm | 1:10.7.0-1.18.20.4.1.module_el9.4.0+112+bb28ff81 | ALSA-2024:6147 |
| Debian:12 | node-tar | 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28863 |
| Debian:13 | node-tar | 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28863 |
| Debian:14 | node-tar | 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28863 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:20.16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+1856+4cdb8df5 | RLSA-2024:5814 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el8.10.0+1865+67d146ca | RLSA-2024:6148 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1666+930e28e8 | RLSA-2024:5814 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1666+930e28e8 | RLSA-2024:6148 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.6.0+32143+ae966e5b | RLSA-2024:6147 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.6.0+32185+bd121a25 | RLSA-2024:6147 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.6.0+32045+2e5d342d | RLSA-2024:6147 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.5.0+31770+0da7192d | RLSA-2024:6147 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.6.0+32322+a8b1fd01 | RLSA-2024:6147 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.6.0+32144+1d29a396 | RLSA-2024:6147 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.10.0+1667+4a788d89 | RLSA-2024:5814 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.10.0+1667+4a788d89 | RLSA-2024:6148 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.6.0+32322+a8b1fd01 | RLSA-2024:6147 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.6.0+32144+1d29a396 | RLSA-2024:6147 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.6.0+32185+bd121a25 | RLSA-2024:6147 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.5.0+31770+0da7192d | RLSA-2024:6147 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.6.0+32045+2e5d342d | RLSA-2024:6147 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.6.0+32048+5323bb50 | RLSA-2024:6147 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.6.0+32143+ae966e5b | RLSA-2024:6147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | node-tar | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28863 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | node-tar | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28863 |
| npm | node-tar | 6.2.1 | GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36 |
| npm | tar | 6.2.1 | GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400, CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H