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CVE-2014-5459

LOW 3.6 CVSS 2.0
Published
September 27, 2014
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-59
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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 and versions

  • PHP — Up to and including 5.6.0

References

  • lists.opensuse.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • lists.opensuse.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00055.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • www.oracle.com http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html Third Party Advisory
  • bugs.debian.org https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=759282 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record