Risk Analysis
📊
Risk Score
72%
🎲
Likelihood
8/10
💥
Impact
9/10
🛡️
Priority
4/5
Risk Category: High Risk
🎲 Likelihood Factors
Widespread use of the vulnerable tokio-tar library in various applications.
High severity rating (8.1) indicating significant interest from attackers.
Presence of unmaintained forks increases exploitation risk.
Potential for rapid exploitation due to the nature of the vulnerability.
Lack of known exploits currently does not diminish future risk.
💥 Impact Factors
Remote Code Execution (RCE) could lead to unauthorized access and data breaches.
Potential for significant operational disruption through file overwriting.
Risk of supply chain attacks affecting multiple downstream applications.
High sensitivity of data that could be compromised through exploitation.
Regulatory exposure due to potential data breaches and operational failures.
💡 Recommended Actions
Patch all active forks of the tokio-tar library immediately.
Audit codebases for dependencies on tokio-tar and related libraries.
Implement monitoring for potential exploits or further vulnerabilities.
Review and enhance security controls around TAR file processing.
Consider migrating to actively maintained alternatives to mitigate risks.