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MEDIUM

CVE-2024-28863

CVSS v3

6.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

0.9 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-17

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • tarnpmall versions · fixed in 6.2.1and 1 other package
  • nodejsAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 1:18.20.4-1.module_el9.4.0+112+bb28ff81and 3 other packages
  • nodejsAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 1:18.20.4-1.module_el8.10.0+3890+5a092792and 3 other packages
  • nodejs-nodemonAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 3.0.1-1.module_el9.2.0+36+853e48f5
  • nodejs-nodemonAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 3.0.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3613+1ed8c91d
  • nodejs-packagingAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595eaand 1 other package
  • nodejs-packagingAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901and 1 other package
  • npmAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 1:10.7.0-1.18.20.4.1.module_el9.4.0+112+bb28ff81

1 more package range on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2024-28863 Red Hat Product Security220 products fixed · 37 known affected

    node-tar: denial of service while parsing a tar file due to lack of folders depth validation

    node-tar.src as a component of Cryostat 2 · workload-availability/node-remediation-console-rhel8 as a component of Node HealthCheck Operator · node-tar.src as a component of OpenShift Serverless

  • RHSA-2024:8906 Red Hat Product Security2,181 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.16.0 release

  • RHEA-2024:7870 Red Hat Product Security112 products fixed

    Red Hat Enhancement Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Operator Bundle 1.16.0 release

  • RHSA-2024:7164 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Migration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) 1.8.4 security and bug fix update

  • RHSA-2024:6755 Red Hat Product Security9 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.16.2 security and bug fix update

  • RHSA-2024:6148 Red Hat Product Security31 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:18 security update

4 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Description

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.

Technical details

Published
2024-03-21

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2024-28863 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-28863 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.9% on 2026-10-17, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-28863?

CVE-2024-28863 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity).

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