Symlink Attack Affecting tar-fs package, versions <1.16.4>=2.0.0 <2.1.2>=3.0.0 <3.0.7
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- published28 Mar 2025
- disclosed27 Mar 2025
- creditbnbdr
Introduced: 27 Mar 2025
NewCVE-2024-12905 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
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How to fix?
Upgrade tar-fs to version 1.16.4, 2.1.2, 3.0.7 or higher.
Overview
tar-fs is a filesystem bindings for tar-stream.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the extraction process of a maliciously crafted tar file. An attacker can overwrite or write unauthorized files outside the intended directory by exploiting the path traversal and link following vulnerabilities.