CVE-2024-28863
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.5 of 10 (medium)
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Summary
CVE-2024-28863 is a vulnerability affecting the node-tar package, a Tar archiver for Node.js, prior to version 6.2.1. This issue allows an attacker to create an excessive number of sub-folders during the extraction process, leading to a significant increase in memory consumption and potential crashes of the Node.js client. The vulnerability arises due to the lack of a limit on the number of sub-folders, and it can be exploited by an attacker through a specially crafted tarball file. The vulnerability has been addressed in version 6.2.1, which includes measures to prevent extraction in excessively deep sub-folders.
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