CVE-2015-8860
Published: 23 January 2017
The tar package before 2.0.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that node-tar mishandled certain tar archives. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the filesystem.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
node-tar Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2.2.1-1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2.2.1-1)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.2.1-1)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.2.1-1)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.2.1-1)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.2.1-1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.2.1-1)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.2.1-1)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.2.1-1)
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(0.1.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.0.0)
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(1.0.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/npm/node-tar/commit/a5337a6cd58a2d800fc03b3781a25751cf459f28 upstream: https://github.com/npm/node-tar/issues/54 upstream: https://github.com/npm/node-tar/pull/56 upstream: https://github.com/npm/node-tar/pull/56/commits/5e6356e0ca256cba659ff24d0befbfe753a04cb6 upstream: https://github.com/npm/node-tar/pull/56/commits/96355141e005fa192b4fd4c3134ec3bb824dfca8 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |