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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8860

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.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Debian:12 node-tar

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.1-1"}]}]

Debian:13 node-tar

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.1-1"}]}]

Debian:14 node-tar

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.1-1"}]}]