GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-w3f3-4j22-2v3p Malicious Package in destroyer-of-worlds

CRITICAL Published 2020-09-02 Modified 2021-09-30 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
destroyer-of-worlds
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-506
Reviewed
2020-08-31

Affected packages

• npm destroyer-of-worlds: all versions (no fix yet)

Description

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.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code weakness

References