| Name | CVE-2014-5459 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 682157, 759282 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| php5 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | 682157, 759282 |
Although #682157 and #759282 got closed the issues with unsafe use of
/tmp are not yet resolved, cf. https://bugs.debian.org/682157#36
Neutralised by kernel hardening