WS-2019-0047 (Medium) detected in tar-4.4.1.tgz

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WS-2019-0047 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tar-4.4.1.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-4.4.1.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• karma-3.1.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • chokidar-2.0.4.tgz
    • fsevents-1.2.4.tgz
      • node-pre-gyp-0.10.0.tgz
        • ❌ tar-4.4.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 86e1ba70c990c95c393bd3fdf3520dd9a424bf46

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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