CVE-2011-1072

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/5 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/7 mailing list
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=546164
http://secunia.com/advisories/43533 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/8 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/12 mailing list
http://news.php.net/php.pear.cvs/61264 patch
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1072
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/5 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/4 mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1741.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:187 vendor advisory
http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=18056 exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/3 mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65721 vdb entry
http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=308687 patch
http://pear.php.net/advisory-20110228.txt vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46605 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/9 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1072?
CVE-2011-1072 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1072?
To fix CVE-2011-1072, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1072 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1072 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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