CVE-2024-28863Patch(isaacs / tar)

LOWCVSS 6.5 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch isaacs tar systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

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.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-400CWE-770

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • tar

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
tar

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-06-14: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-06-14: 1Technical Details · 2026-06-14: 106-14
Signal classification1 categories
Patch
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • المحارب🏆🇦🇪🇪🇬@nike49424
    Patch

    🚨 تنبيه أمني عاجل لمطوري Node.js! 🚨 ​اكتشفنا ثغرة Denial of Service (CVE-2024-28863) في حزمة node-tar الشهيرة، والتي تسمح لمهاجم بتعطيل الخوادم بالكامل عبر ملفات tar خبيثة. ​🛡️ الحل الفوري جاهز الان في درع زايد https://codeberg.org/nike49424/Zayed-Shield.git https://t.co/DRXq5yHnEw

    Post summary

    A DoS vulnerability (CVE-2024-28863) was discovered in the node-tar package that allows servers to be shut down via malicious tar files, and an immediate fix is available in the Zayed Shield repository.

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