GHSA-W3F3-4J22-2V3P

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2020-09-02 21:27 – Updated: 2021-09-30 21:25
VLAI?
Summary
Malicious Package in destroyer-of-worlds
Details

The package destroyer-of-worlds contained malicious code. The package contained a bash script that was run as a postinstall script. The script deleted system files and attempted to exhaust resources by creating a large file, a fork bomb and an endless loop. The script targeted UNIX systems.

Recommendation

Remove the package from your environment and perform additional incident response on your system's files and processes.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "destroyer-of-worlds"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-506"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-08-31T18:39:31Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "The package `destroyer-of-worlds` contained malicious code. The package contained a bash script that was run as a postinstall script. The script deleted system files and attempted to exhaust resources by creating a large file, a fork bomb and an endless loop. The script targeted UNIX systems.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nRemove the package from your environment and perform additional incident response on your system\u0027s files and processes.",
  "id": "GHSA-w3f3-4j22-2v3p",
  "modified": "2021-09-30T21:25:19Z",
  "published": "2020-09-02T21:27:02Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/890"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Malicious Package in destroyer-of-worlds"
}


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