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Package details: pkg:npm/tar@3.1.10
purl pkg:npm/tar@3.1.10
Next non-vulnerable version 3.2.2
Latest non-vulnerable version 7.5.11
Risk 4.0
Vulnerabilities affecting this package (1)
Vulnerability Summary Fixed by
VCID-4tc4-jmpt-4fhx
Aliases:
CVE-2018-20834
GHSA-j44m-qm6p-hp7m
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') A vulnerability was found in node-tar before version 4.4.2 (excluding version 2.2.2). 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. A patch has been applied to node-tar v2.2.2).
4.4.2
Affected by 0 other vulnerabilities.
Vulnerabilities fixed by this package (0)
Vulnerability Summary Aliases
This package is not known to fix vulnerabilities.

Date Actor Action Vulnerability Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-31T09:56:08.434454+00:00 GitLab Importer Affected by VCID-4tc4-jmpt-4fhx https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/tar/CVE-2018-20834.yml 38.6.0