CVE-2018-20834 (High) detected in tar-2.2.1.tgz

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CVE-2018-20834 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tar-2.2.1.tgz

tar for node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/grpc/node_modules/tar/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• speech-1.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • google-gax-0.14.5.tgz
    • grpc-1.7.3.tgz
      • node-pre-gyp-0.6.39.tgz
        • ❌ tar-2.2.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: f982a2ac7e2b2fffce4b4bc02af9d8eebfaf953b

Vulnerability Details

A vulnerability was found in node-tar before version 4.4.2 (excluding version 2.2.2). An Arbitrary File Overwrite issue exists when extracting a tarball containing a hardlink to a file that already exists on the system, in conjunction with a later plain file with the same name as the hardlink. This plain file content replaces the existing file content. A patch has been applied to node-tar v2.2.2).

Publish Date: 2019-04-30

URL: CVE-2018-20834

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16082

Release Date: 2019-04-30

Fix Resolution (tar): 2.2.2

Direct dependency fix Resolution (@google-cloud/speech): 1.2.0

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