PHP Pear '/tmp/' Directory Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:69388

Info

PHP Pear '/tmp/' Directory Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 69388
Class: Race Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2014-5459
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 24 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 12 2014 09:03PM
Credit: vladz
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

PHP Pear '/tmp/' Directory Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

PHP Pear is prone to an insecure temporary-file-creation vulnerability.

An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to perform symbolic-link attacks.

An attacker may leverage this issue to mount a symlink attack to overwrite sensitive files. Other attacks may also be possible.

Exploit / POC

PHP Pear '/tmp/' Directory Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An attacker uses readily available commands to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

PHP Pear '/tmp/' Directory Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

PHP Pear '/tmp/' Directory Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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