WS-2019-0047 (Medium) detected in tar-0.1.20.tgz

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WS-2019-0047 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tar-0.1.20.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-0.1.20.tgz

Path to dependency file: /tmp/WhiteSource-ArchiveExtractor_747f4581-142b-405b-87f3-701147633521/20190625174422_45091/git_depth_0/EPiBootstrapArea/src/EPiBootstrapArea.Forms/modules/_protected/Shell/Shell/11.1.0.0/ClientResources/lib/xstyle/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/WhiteSource-ArchiveExtractor_747f4581-142b-405b-87f3-701147633521/20190625174422_45091/git_depth_0/EPiBootstrapArea/src/EPiBootstrapArea.Forms/modules/_protected/Shell/Shell/11.1.0.0/ClientResources/lib/xstyle/node_modules/tar/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• intern-geezer-2.2.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • digdug-1.4.0.tgz
    • decompress-0.2.3.tgz
      • ❌ tar-0.1.20.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 52d4afe13ec5c110f32d28c464a838e35746114d

Vulnerability Details

Versions of node-tar prior to 4.4.2 are 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.

Publish Date: 2019-04-05

URL: WS-2019-0047

CVSS 2 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics not available

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/803

Release Date: 2019-04-05

Fix Resolution: 4.4.2

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