WS-2019-0047 (Medium) detected in tar-2.2.1.tgz

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WS-2019-0047 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tar-2.2.1.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.1.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• webpack-2.7.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • watchpack-1.4.0.tgz
    • chokidar-1.7.0.tgz
      • fsevents-1.1.2.tgz
        • node-pre-gyp-0.6.36.tgz
          • ❌ tar-2.2.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 401f73579c289637e10b6a10cb44727b52b03e1b

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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