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CVE-2021-37701 - log back

CVE-2021-37701 edited at 31 Aug 2021 19:41:44

Description

- The 'nodejs-lts-erbium' core dependency 'node-tar' before versions 4.4.16, 5.0.8, and 6.1.7 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning using symbolic links. + The 'nodejs-lts-erbium' and 'nodejs-lts-fermium' core dependency 'node-tar' before versions 4.4.16, 5.0.8, and 6.1.7 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning using symbolic links.

CVE-2021-37701 created at 31 Aug 2021 19:41:02
Severity	+ High
Remote	+ Local
Type	+ Arbitrary file overwrite
Description	+ The 'nodejs-lts-erbium' core dependency 'node-tar' before versions 4.4.16, 5.0.8, and 6.1.7 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning using symbolic links.
References	+ https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases2/ + https://github.com/npm/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-9r2w-394v-53qc
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