Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117252
Category:	Web application abuses
Title:	PHP <= 5.6.0 'PEAR' Symlink Attack Vulnerability
Summary:	PHP is prone to a symlink attack vulnerability in; the included PEAR installer.
Description:	Summary: PHP is prone to a symlink attack vulnerability in the included PEAR installer. Vulnerability Insight: The PEAR_REST class in REST.php in PEAR allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) rest.cachefile or (2) rest.cacheid file in /tmp/pear/cache/, related to the retrieveCacheFirst and useLocalCache functions. Affected Software/OS: PHP through 5.6.0. Solution: Update to a later PHP version including an PEAR installer in version 1.9.2 or later. CVSS Score: 3.6 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-5459 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759282 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/3 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1133 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00024.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1245 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00055.html
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