CVE-2025-64118

MEDIUM EPSS 2.8%
Published Oct 30, 20258mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.1 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Oct 30, 2025 8mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. In 7.5.1, using .t (aka .list) with { sync: true } to read tar entry contents returns uninitialized memory contents if tar file was changed on disk to a smaller size while being read. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.2.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.1
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction P
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-362
CWE-367

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/5330eb04bc43014f216e5c271b40d5c00d45224d
  • github.com https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/issues/445
  • github.com https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/pull/446
  • github.com https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-29xp-372q-xqph

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.