prebuild-install-5.3.3.tgz: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 6.5)

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Vulnerable Library - prebuild-install-5.3.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /script/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (prebuild-install version)	Remediation Possible**	Reachability
CVE-2020-8244	Medium	6.5	bl-3.0.0.tgz	Transitive	5.3.4	✅

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Details

CVE-2020-8244

Vulnerable Library - bl-3.0.0.tgz

Buffer List: collect buffers and access with a standard readable Buffer interface, streamable too!

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/bl/-/bl-3.0.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• prebuild-install-5.3.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • tar-fs-2.0.0.tgz
    • tar-stream-2.1.0.tgz
      • ❌ bl-3.0.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: electron-upgrade

Vulnerability Details

A buffer over-read vulnerability exists in bl <4.0.3, <3.0.1, <2.2.1, and <1.2.3 which could allow an attacker to supply user input (even typed) that if it ends up in consume() argument and can become negative, the BufferList state can be corrupted, tricking it into exposing uninitialized memory via regular .slice() calls.

Publish Date: 2020-08-30

URL: CVE-2020-8244

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-pp7h-53gx-mx7r

Release Date: 2020-08-30

Fix Resolution (bl): 3.0.1

Direct dependency fix Resolution (prebuild-install): 5.3.4

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