CVE-2021-32803
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-08-03 19:05
Modified
2024-08-03 23:33
Severity ?
8.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPatch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/npm/node-tar/commit/9dbdeb6df8e9dbd96fa9e84341b9d74734be6c20Patch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/npm/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-r628-mhmh-qjhwMitigation, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1771Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://www.npmjs.com/package/tarProduct, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
npmnode-tar
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