CVE-2025-64118Published

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 fix…

Exact source revision recorded 25 Oct 2026 03:17:29 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.

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nvd · CVE-2025-64118

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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.

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Source analysis status: Deferred

Weakness classifications: CWE-362 · CWE-367

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published: 2025-10-30T18:15:33.673

lastModified: 2026-10-07T22:10:00.217

Source published: 30 Oct 2025 18:15:33 UTC
Source modified: 7 Oct 2026 22:10:00 UTC
Observed here: 25 Oct 2026 03:17:29 UTC
Source terms: NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained

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CVSS 4.0 · [email protected] · Secondary · 6.1 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