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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLXczZjMtNGoyMi0ydjNw

Malicious Package in destroyer-of-worlds

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.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w3f3-4j22-2v3p
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Critical
Classification: General
Published: about 4 years ago
Updated: almost 2 years ago


CVSS Score: 9.8
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-w3f3-4j22-2v3p
References: Blast Radius: 0.0

Affected Packages

npm:destroyer-of-worlds
Dependent packages: 1
Dependent repositories: 1
Downloads: 1 last month
Affected Version Ranges: >= 0
No known fixed version
All affected versions: