PT-2024-7914 · Node.Js+7 · Node.Js+7

Demon1A · Published 2024-03-21 · Updated 2026-03-29 · CVE-2024-28863

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions node-tar versions prior to 6.2.1 Node.js (affected versions not specified)

Description The node-tar package, used for Tar operations in Node.js, is susceptible to a denial-of-service condition. This occurs because there is no limit on the number of sub-folders created during the folder creation process. An attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted path containing a large number of nested sub-folders. This can lead to excessive memory consumption and potentially crash the Node.js client. The issue is resolved in version 6.2.1, which prevents extraction in excessively deep sub-folders.

Recommendations Update node-tar to version 6.2.1 or later.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2024:5814

ALSA-2024:6147

ALSA-2024:6148

ALSA-2024_5814

ALSA-2024_6147

ALSA-2024_6148

AZL-37115

AZL-37121

AZL-37136

BDU:2024-09418

CESA-2024_5814

CESA-2024_6148

CVE-2024-28863

GHSA-F5X3-32G6-XQ36

INFSA-2024_5814

INFSA-2024_6147

INFSA-2024_6148

RHSA-2024:5814

RHSA-2024:6147

RHSA-2024:6148

RHSA-2024:8906

RHSA-2024_5814

RHSA-2024_6147

RHSA-2024_6148

RLSA-2024:5814

RLSA-2024:6147

RLSA-2024:6148

Affected Products

Almalinux

Centos

Debian

Node.Js

Red Hat

Red Os

Rocky Linux

Node-Tar

References · 55

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/28xxx/CVE-2024-28863.json · Exploit
• https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/fe8cd57da5686f8695415414bda49206a545f7f7 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-37115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28863 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2024-28863 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28863 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2024:6147 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-09418 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28863 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:6147 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:6148 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-6148.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/RLSA-2024:6147 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:5814 · Vendor Advisory