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CVE-2026-59874 node-tar: Negative tar entry size causes infinite loop in archive replace

🗓️ 08 Jul 2026 15:23:47Reported by GitHub_MType 
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node-tar before 7.5.18 allows negative entry size in tar.replace causing infinite loop; fixed in 7.5.18.

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ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-59874
8 Jul 202615:23
attackerkb
BDU FSTEC
The vulnerability of the tar.replace() function in the node-tar library on the Node.js software platform allows a hacker to trigger a denial-of-service attack.
13 Jul 202600:00
bdu_fstec
Chainguard
CVE-2026-59874 vulnerabilities
14 Jul 202614:17
cgr
Circl
CVE-2026-59874
8 Jul 202617:52
circl
CVE
CVE-2026-59874
8 Jul 202615:23
cve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-59874
8 Jul 202615:23
debiancve
EUVD
EUVD-2026-42306
20 Jul 202621:51
euvd
Github Security Blog
node-tar: Negative tar entry size causes infinite loop in archive replace
20 Jul 202621:51
github
NVD
CVE-2026-59874
8 Jul 202616:16
nvd
OSV
CGA-J2RG-885F-2X3R
14 Jul 202611:17
osv
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[
  {
    "vendor": "isaacs",
    "product": "node-tar",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "< 7.5.18",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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