#VU87734 Resource exhaustion in tar - CVE-2024-28863

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87734

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28863

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
tar
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor: npm Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources while parsing a tar file. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

tar: 6.0.0 - 6.2.1

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External links
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/fe8cd57da5686f8695415414bda49206a545f7f7

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?