Description
The PEAR_REST class in REST.php in PEAR in PHP through 5.6.0 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 products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759282 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00055.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/3 ↗
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00024.html ↗