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4.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PEAR up to 1.2.0. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The installer in PEAR before 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the package.xml file, related to the (1) download_dir, (2) cache_dir, (3) tmp_dir, and (4) pear-build-download directories, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2519.
The weakness was presented 03/02/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at svn.php.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1072. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74580 (openSUSE Security Update : php5 (openSUSE-SU-2012:0426-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 1.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (65721) and Tenable (74580). See 56888 for similar entry.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 74580
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : php5 (openSUSE-SU-2012:0426-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 71135
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2408-1 (php5)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: PEAR 1.2.1
Timeline
02/24/2011 🔍02/28/2011 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: 18056Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1072 (🔍)
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X-Force: 65721
Vulnerability Center: 31903 - PEAR before 1.9.2 Local Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability via a Symlink Attack, Low
SecurityFocus: 46605
Secunia: 43533
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Entry
Created: 03/20/2015 16:16Updated: 10/18/2021 15:05
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (59), 06/18/2017 20:19 (7), 10/18/2021 14:56 (5), 10/18/2021 15:01 (1), 10/18/2021 15:05 (1)
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