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CVE-2015-8860

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Date: January 23, 2017

The tar package before 2.0.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.

Language: Java

Severity Score

7.5

Related Resources (6)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8860

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8860

Url: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/57

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8860

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-8860

Severity Score

7.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Link Following

CWE-59

Top Fix

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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