Description
A vulnerability was found in tar-fs before 1.16.2. 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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://hackerone.com/reports/344595
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs/commit/06672828e6fa29ac8551b1b6f36c852a9a3c58a2
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs/compare/d590fc7...a35ce2f
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
38.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (2)
npm/tar-fs
0 - 1.16.2npm
tar-fs_project/tar-fs
< 1.16.2
Published
Apr 30, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026