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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:01:58 -0500 (EST)
From: Josh Bressers <bressers@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Cc: coley <coley@...re.org>
Subject: Re: CVE Request: PEAR Installer 1.9.1 <= - Symlink
Attack
Please use CVE-2011-1072
Thanks.
--
JB
----- Original Message -----
> The lack of symlink checks in the PEAR installer 1.9.1 <= while doing
> installation and upgrades, which initiate various system write
> operations, can cause privileged users unknowingly to overwrite
> critical system files.
>
> Further information can be found in this temporary advisory
> http://pear.php.net/advisory-20110228.txt and the
>
> Fixes can be found at http://news.php.net/php.pear.cvs/61264
>
> - Helgi
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