CVE-2018-20835
N/A
Published: April 30, 2019 at 06:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTar Fs
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
A vulnerability was found in tar-fs before 1.16.2. An Arbitrary File Overwrite issue exists when extracting a tarball containing a hardlink to a file that already exists on the system, in conjunction with a later plain file with the same name as the hardlink. This plain file content replaces the existing file content.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.16.2
Affected range stops below 1.16.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs/commit/06672828e6fa29ac8551b1b6f36c852a9a3c58a2x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs/compare/d590fc7...a35ce2fx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/344595Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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