CVE-2021-37712

The npm package "tar" (aka node-tar) before versions 4.4.18, 5.0.10, and 6.1.9 has an arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution vulnerability. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in part, achieved by ensuring that extracted directories are not symlinks. Additionally, in order to prevent unnecessary stat calls to determine whether a given path is a directory, paths are cached when directories are created. This logic was insufficient when extracting tar files that contained both a directory and a symlink with names containing unicode values that normalized to the same value. Additionally, on Windows systems, long path portions would resolve to the same file system entities as their 8.3 "short path" counterparts. A specially crafted tar archive could thus include a directory with one form of the path, followed by a symbolic link with a different string that resolves to the same file system entity, followed by a file using the first form. By first creating a directory, and then replacing that directory with a symlink that had a different apparent name that resolved to the same entry in the filesystem, it was thus possible to bypass node-tar symlink checks on directories, essentially allowing an untrusted tar file to symlink into an arbitrary location and subsequently extracting arbitrary files into that location, thus allowing arbitrary file creation and overwrite. These issues were addressed in releases 4.4.18, 5.0.10 and 6.1.9. The v3 branch of node-tar has been deprecated and did not receive patches for these issues. If you are still using a v3 release we recommend you update to a more recent version of node-tar. If this is not possible, a workaround is available in the referenced GHSA-qq89-hq3f-393p.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:tar:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:tar:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:tar:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.2.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_infrastructure_network_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Feb 2023, 02:28

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MLIST) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00023.html - (MLIST) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00023.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

12 Dec 2022, 16:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MLIST) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00023.html -

25 Apr 2022, 18:40

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_infrastructure_network_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (CONFIRM) https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf - (CONFIRM) https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf - Patch, Third Party Advisory

10 Mar 2022, 17:42

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (CONFIRM) https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf -
CWE CWE-22

04 Dec 2021, 02:56

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.2.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
References (MISC) https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html - (MISC) https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References (DEBIAN) https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5008 - (DEBIAN) https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5008 - Third Party Advisory
CWE CWE-22

12 Nov 2021, 15:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (DEBIAN) https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5008 -

20 Oct 2021, 11:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html -

09 Sep 2021, 18:02

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (CONFIRM) https://github.com/npm/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-qq89-hq3f-393p - (CONFIRM) https://github.com/npm/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-qq89-hq3f-393p - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://www.npmjs.com/package/tar - (MISC) https://www.npmjs.com/package/tar - Product, Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:tar:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.2
v2 : 4.4
v3 : 8.6

31 Aug 2021, 18:15

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Summary The npm package "tar" (aka node-tar) before versions 4.4.18, 5.0.10, and 6.1.9 has an arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution vulnerability. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in part, achieved by ensuring that extracted directories are not symlinks. Additionally, in order to prevent unnecessary stat calls to determine whether a given path is a directory, paths are cached when directories are created. This logic was insufficient when extracting tar files that contained both a directory and a symlink with names containing unicode values that normalized to the same value. Additionally, on Windows systems, long path portions would resolve to the same file system entities as their 8.3 "short path" counterparts. A specially crafted tar archive could thus include a directory with one form of the path, followed by a symbolic link with a different string that resolves to the same file system entity, followed by a file using the first form. By first creating a directory, and then replacing that directory with a symlink that had a different apparent name that resolved to the same entry in the filesystem, it was thus possible to bypass node-tar symlink checks on directories, essentially allowing an untrusted tar file to symlink into an arbitrary location and subsequently extracting arbitrary files into that location, thus allowing arbitrary file creation and overwrite. These issues were addressed in releases 4.4.18, 5.0.10 and 6.1.9. The v3 branch of node-tar has been deprecated and did not receive patches for these issues. If you are still using a v3 release we recommend you update to a more recent version of node-tar. If this is not possible, a workaround is available in the referenced GHSA-qq89-hq3f-393p. The npm package "tar" (aka node-tar) before versions 4.4.18, 5.0.10, and 6.1.9 has an arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution vulnerability. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in part, achieved by ensuring that extracted directories are not symlinks. Additionally, in order to prevent unnecessary stat calls to determine whether a given path is a directory, paths are cached when directories are created. This logic was insufficient when extracting tar files that contained both a directory and a symlink with names containing unicode values that normalized to the same value. Additionally, on Windows systems, long path portions would resolve to the same file system entities as their 8.3 "short path" counterparts. A specially crafted tar archive could thus include a directory with one form of the path, followed by a symbolic link with a different string that resolves to the same file system entity, followed by a file using the first form. By first creating a directory, and then replacing that directory with a symlink that had a different apparent name that resolved to the same entry in the filesystem, it was thus possible to bypass node-tar symlink checks on directories, essentially allowing an untrusted tar file to symlink into an arbitrary location and subsequently extracting arbitrary files into that location, thus allowing arbitrary file creation and overwrite. These issues were addressed in releases 4.4.18, 5.0.10 and 6.1.9. The v3 branch of node-tar has been deprecated and did not receive patches for these issues. If you are still using a v3 release we recommend you update to a more recent version of node-tar. If this is not possible, a workaround is available in the referenced GHSA-qq89-hq3f-393p.

31 Aug 2021, 17:22

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-08-31 17:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:47


NVD link : CVE-2021-37712

Mitre link : CVE-2021-37712

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-37712


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Products Affected

microsoft

  • windows

debian

  • debian_linux

siemens

  • sinec_infrastructure_network_services

oracle

  • graalvm

npmjs

  • tar
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')