CVE-2017-5630

NameCVE-2017-5630
DescriptionPECL in the download utility class in the Installer in PEAR Base System v1.10.1 does not validate file types and filenames after a redirect, which allows remote HTTP servers to overwrite files via crafted responses, as demonstrated by a .htaccess overwrite.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
php-pear (PTS)bullseye1:1.10.12+submodules+notgz+20210212-1vulnerable
sid, trixie, bookworm1:1.10.13+submodules+notgz+2022032202-2vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
php-pearsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant
php5source(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

https://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=21171
pear performs no kind of authentication/integrity checks for downloads, so an attacker can MITM freely anyway

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