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    CVE-2024-28863

    node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. node-tar prior to version 6.2.1 has no limit on the number of sub-folders created in the folder creation process. An attacker who generates a large number of sub-folders can consume memory on the system running node-tar and even crash the Node.js client within few seconds of running it using a path with too many sub-folders inside. Version 6.2.1 fixes this issue by preventing extraction in excessively deep sub-folders.

    Published:Mar 21, 2024
    Last Modified:Dec 16, 2025
    EPS:Mar 21, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00218
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Isaacs
    Product
    Tar
    Vendor
    Node-tar Project
    Product
    Node-tar
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift Data Foundation
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhmt
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Satellite

    Exploits

    https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36

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