#VU22665 Windows Hard Link in Visual Studio - CVE-2019-1425
Published: November 12, 2019 / Updated: November 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22665
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1425
CWE-ID: CWE-65
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of hardlinks when extincting archived files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, convince the victim into downloading a malicious package and execute arbitrary code in the context of local system.
Note, this vulnerability was introduced due to presence of two vulnerable NPM packages:
tar
fstream
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.