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

published January 23, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04001 · 90.5th percentile
Published
2017-01-23T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 JAN 21:00Z
    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
    cvelistv5