Node.js -- August 2021 Security Releases (2)

Node.js reports: npm 6 update - node-tar, arborist, npm cli modules These are vulnerabilities in the node-tar, arborist, and npm cli modules which are related to the initial reports and subsequent remediation of node-tar vulnerabilities CVE-2021-32803 and CVE-2021-32804. Subsequent internal...

CVE-2021-37701 Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning using symbolic links

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar before versions 4.4.16, 5.0.8, and 6.1.7 has an arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution vulnerability. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in part, achieve...

CVE-2021-37701

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar before versions 4.4.16, 5.0.8, and 6.1.7 has an arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution vulnerability. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in part, achieve...

PT-2021-7037 · Npm +6 · Node-Tar +6

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: node-tar versions prior to 4.4.18 node-tar versions prior to 5.0.10 node-tar versions prior to 6.1.9 Description: The issue is related to the handling of tar archives by the node-tar module, which can lead to arbitrary file creation, overwrit...

CVE-2021-37712

CVE-2021-37712 affects the npm package node-tar (tar). The issue arises from insufficient symlink protection during extraction: a directory cache could be poisoned by a misrepresented path when a tar contains a directory and a symlink whose names Unicode-normalize to the same value, bypassing che...

CVE-2021-37701

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar before versions 4.4.16, 5.0.8, and 6.1.7 has an arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution vulnerability. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in part, achieve...

node-tar 后置链接漏洞

node-tar is a software package for file compression/decompression. A backlink vulnerability exists in Node-tar, which stems from the product not validating special characters. An attacker can use this vulnerability to create malicious files in other paths...

CVE-2021-37701

CVE-2021-37701 (node-tar) affects the tar handling in node-tar where symlink-based directory cache poisoning enables arbitrary file creation/overwrite during extraction. The vulnerability arises from insufficient protection when an archive contains a directory followed by a symlink that shares th...

CVE-2021-32803

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar has an arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability via insufficient symlink protection. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in part, achieved by ensuring that extracted...

CVE-2021-32803

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar before versions 6.1.2, 5.0.7, 4.4.15, and 3.2.3 has an arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability via insufficient symlink protection. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in...

ALPINE-CVE-2021-32804

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar before versions 6.1.1, 5.0.6, 4.4.14, and 3.3.2 has a arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability due to insufficient absolute path sanitization. node-tar aims to prevent extraction of absolute file paths by turning absolute paths into relative paths when th...

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-32803

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar before versions 6.1.2, 5.0.7, 4.4.15, and 3.2.3 has an arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability via insufficient symlink protection. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in...

ALPINE-CVE-2021-32803

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar before versions 6.1.2, 5.0.7, 4.4.15, and 3.2.3 has an arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability via insufficient symlink protection. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in...

Design/Logic Flaw

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar before versions 6.1.2, 5.0.7, 4.4.15, and 3.2.3 has an arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability via insufficient symlink protection. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in...

Design/Logic Flaw

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar before versions 6.1.1, 5.0.6, 4.4.14, and 3.3.2 has a arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability due to insufficient absolute path sanitization. node-tar aims to prevent extraction of absolute file paths by turning absolute paths into relative paths when th...

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32804

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar before versions 6.1.1, 5.0.6, 4.4.14, and 3.3.2 has a arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability due to insufficient absolute path sanitization. node-tar aims to prevent extraction of absolute file paths by turning absolute paths into relative paths when th...

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32803

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar before versions 6.1.2, 5.0.7, 4.4.15, and 3.2.3 has an arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability via insufficient symlink protection. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in...

CVE-2021-32804

The CVE-2021-32804 entry concerns the npm package tar (node-tar). Affected versions before 6.1.1, 5.0.6, 4.4.14, and 3.3.2 contain an arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability caused by insufficient absolute path sanitization during extraction. node-tar attempts to prevent absolute paths by...

GHSA-3JFQ-G458-7QM9 Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite due to insufficient absolute path sanitization

Impact Arbitrary File Creation, Arbitrary File Overwrite, Arbitrary Code Execution node-tar aims to prevent extraction of absolute file paths by turning absolute paths into relative paths when the preservePaths flag is not set to true. This is achieved by stripping the absolute path root from any...

Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite due to insufficient absolute path sanitization

Impact Arbitrary File Creation, Arbitrary File Overwrite, Arbitrary Code Execution node-tar aims to prevent extraction of absolute file paths by turning absolute paths into relative paths when the preservePaths flag is not set to true. This is achieved by stripping the absolute path root from any...