CVE-2015-8860 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2017-01-23

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0237	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.
Github GHSA	GHSA-gfjr-3jmm-4g9v	Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite in tar
Ubuntu USN	USN-4777-1	node-tar vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00367.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/57
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8860
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8860

History

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Subscriptions

Nodejs Node.js

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.070Z

Reserved: 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8860

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:00.690

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-8860

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-03-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8860 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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