CVE catalog
CVE-2015-8860
node-tar: CVE-2015-8860
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.00% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-tar | sid | 7.5.22+~4.0.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-tar | forky | 7.5.22+~4.0.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-tar | trixie | 6.2.1+~cs7.0.8-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-tar | bookworm | 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-tar | bookworm-security | 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | node-tar | pro | 1.0.3-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-tar | pro | 1.0.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | node-tar | pro | 1.0.3-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-tar | pro | 1.0.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-tar | source | sid | 2.2.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-tar | source | forky | 2.2.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-tar | source | trixie | 2.2.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-tar | source | bookworm | 2.2.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | node-tar | deb | pro | 1.0.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | USN-4777-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | node-tar | deb | pro | 1.0.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8860 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [node-tar]Fixed
Details (4)
6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.2.1-1dsa · node-tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-tar · debian · 12
6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.2.1-1dsa · node-tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-tar · debian · 12
6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.2.1-1dsa · node-tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-tar · debian · 12
6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.2.1-1dsa · node-tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-tar · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [node-tar]Fixed
Details (2)
6.2.1+~cs7.0.8-1+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.2.1-1dsa · node-tar · debian · 13
6.2.1+~cs7.0.8-1+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.2.1-1dsa · node-tar · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8860]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8860]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4777-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8860]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2015/cve-2015-8860.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]