CVE-2019-13173 (High) detected in fstream-1.0.11.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2019-13173 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - fstream-1.0.11.tgz

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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/fstream/-/fstream-1.0.11.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/npm/node_modules/fstream/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• semantic-release-15.14.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • npm-5.1.7.tgz
    • npm-6.9.0.tgz
      • node-gyp-3.8.0.tgz
        • ❌ fstream-1.0.11.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d8a1f6ca5adcdcd9d8d763995b9640d6ec31364b

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

fstream before 1.0.12 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Overwrite. Extracting tarballs containing a hardlink to a file that already exists in the system, and a file that matches the hardlink, will overwrite the system's file with the contents of the extracted file. The fstream.DirWriter() function is vulnerable.

Publish Date: 2019-07-02

URL: CVE-2019-13173

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-13173

Release Date: 2019-07-02

Fix Resolution (fstream): 1.0.12

Direct dependency fix Resolution (semantic-release): 16.0.0

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.