USN-4863-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4863-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4863-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4863-1
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Published
2021-03-15T22:50:59.510234Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:24Z
Summary
node-fstream vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that fstream incorrectly handled certain crafted tarballs. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the filesystem.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / node-fstream

Package

Name
node-fstream
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-fstream@0.1.24-1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.1.24-1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.1.22-1
0.1.24-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "node-fstream",
            "binary_version": "0.1.24-1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "low"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2019-13173"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
    }
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / node-fstream

Package

Name
node-fstream
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-fstream@0.1.24-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.1.24-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.1.24-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "node-fstream",
            "binary_version": "0.1.24-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "low"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2019-13173"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
    }
}