Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting github.com/vbatts/tar-split/tar/asm package, versions <0.10.2
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- published23 Jun 2025
- disclosed24 Apr 2025
- creditNassim Eddequiouaq
Introduced: 24 Apr 2025
CVE-2017-14992 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/vbatts/tar-split/tar/asm to version 0.10.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling due to improper handling of large archives. By creating a malicious archive with very large amounts of padding an attacker can cause the application to consume excessive memory resources, leading to a denial of service.