kevva / kevva/decompress

Vulnerable to Infinite Loop via malformed MKV file through `file-type` package

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Description

The following report is provided by NPM audit when using the latest version of `decompress` package (v4.2.1):

```
file-type <16.5.4
Severity: moderate
file-type vulnerable to Infinite Loop via malformed MKV file - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhxj-85r3-2x55

node_modules/decompress-tar/node_modules/file-type
node_modules/decompress-tarbz2/node_modules/file-type
node_modules/decompress-targz/node_modules/file-type
node_modules/decompress-unzip/node_modules/file-type
decompress-tar >=4.0.0

Depends on vulnerable versions of file-type
node_modules/decompress-tar
decompress-tarbz2 >=4.0.0

Depends on vulnerable versions of file-type
node_modules/decompress-tarbz2
decompress >=4.0.0
Depends on vulnerable versions of decompress-tarbz2
node_modules/decompress

decompress-targz >=4.0.0
Depends on vulnerable versions of file-type
node_modules/decompress-targz

decompress-unzip >=4.0.1
Depends on vulnerable versions of file-type
node_modules/decompress-unzip
```

More description about the problem is provided here: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhxj-85r3-2x55

The fix was implemented in `file-type` v16.5.4, so probably `file-type` should just be bumped in sub-packages: `decompress-tar`, `decompress-tarbz2`, `decompress-targz`, `decompress-unzip`.

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Research direction

Inspect the dependency manifests for decompress-tar, decompress-tarbz2, decompress-targz, and decompress-unzip, starting with their file-type entries. Update those dependencies to a version that includes the fix, then run the project's dependency or NPM audit checks to confirm the malformed MKV vulnerability is no longer reported.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, nodejs
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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