USN-4777-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4777-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4777-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4777-1
Related
Published
2021-03-15T20:52:28.648919Z
Modified
2021-03-15T20:52:28.648919Z
Summary
node-tar vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that node-tar mishandled certain tar archives. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the filesystem.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / node-tar

Package

Name
node-tar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-tar@0.1.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.1.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.1.18-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.1.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "node-tar"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / node-tar

Package

Name
node-tar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-tar@1.0.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.3-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "node-tar"
        }
    ]
}