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.
CVE ID: CVE-2024-28863
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vendor: isaacs
Product: node-tar
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 18.39% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)