CVE-2019-13173

nodejs-fstream: File overwrite in fstream.DirWriter() function

Published Jul 2, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
fstream before 1.0.12 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Overwrite. Extracting tarballs containing a hardlink to a file that already exists in the system, and a file that matches the hardlink, will overwrite the system's file with the contents of the extracted file. The fstream.DirWriter() function is vulnerable.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-0484 fstream before 1.0.12 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Overwrite. Extracting tarballs containing a hardlink to a file that already exists in the system, and a file that matches the hardlink, will overwrite the system's file with the contents of the extracted file. The fstream.DirWriter() function is vulnerable.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xf7w-r453-m56c Arbitrary File Overwrite in fstream
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4123-1 npm/fstream vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4863-1 fstream vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:41 PM
Reserved
Jul 2, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 2, 2019, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:16 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 15, 2019, 12:00 AM