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CVE-2007-2519 Detail

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the installer in PEAR 1.0 through 1.5.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the (1) install-as attribute in the file element in package.xml 1.0 or the (2) as attribute in the install element in package.xml 2.0. NOTE: it could be argued that this does not cross privilege boundaries in typical installations, since the code being installed could perform the same actions.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (05/24/2007)

Installation of a PEAR package from an untrusted source could allow malicious code to be installed and potentially executed by the root user. This is true regardless of the existence of this particular bug in the PEAR installer, so the bug would not be treated as security-sensitive. As when handling system RPM packages, the root user must always ensure that any packages installed are from a trusted source and have been packaged correctly.

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Hyperlink Resource
http://osvdb.org/42108
http://osvdb.org/42108
http://pear.php.net/advisory-20070507.txt Exploit  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://pear.php.net/advisory-20070507.txt Exploit  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://pear.php.net/news/vulnerability2.php
http://pear.php.net/news/vulnerability2.php
http://secunia.com/advisories/25372
http://secunia.com/advisories/25372
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:110
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:110
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24111
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24111
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-462-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-462-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1926
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1926
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34482
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34482

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-2519
NVD Published Date:
05/22/2007
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE