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CVE-2024-28863

node-tar vulnerable to denial of service while parsing a tar file due to lack of folders count validation

Published: Mar 21, 2024Updated: Dec 16, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-400
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 44.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. node-tar prior to version 6.2.1 has no limit on the number of sub-folders created in the folder creation process. An attacker who generates a large number of sub-folders can consume memory on the system running node-tar and even crash the Node.js client within few seconds of running it using a path with too many sub-folders inside. Version 6.2.1 fixes this issue by preventing extraction in excessively deep sub-folders.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400CWE-770

Affected Products

tarisaacs
Library
OSS Libraries / npm
node-tarnpmOSS Libraries
tarnpmOSS Libraries
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
isaacsindividual-devOSS Librariesaka isaacs node packages, isaacs tar
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
and 14 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/fe8cd57da5686f8695415414bda49206a545f7f7
github.com
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36
github.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0005/
security.netapp.com
and 9 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 21, 2024
Last Updated
Dec 16, 2025

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