VDB
CVE-2014-5459
CVE-2014-5459
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.64% · 48.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.64%
48.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | php-pear | *, *, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | php-pear | 1:1.10.5+submodules+notgz-1, 1:1.10.5+submodules+notgz-1ubuntu1, 1:1.10.5+submodules+notgz-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | php-pear | 0, *, 1:1.10.9+submodules+notgz-1ubuntu0.20.04.3 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | php5 | 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.13, 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.14, 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.16 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | php-pear | 1:1.10.12+submodules+notgz+20210212-1ubuntu3, 1:1.10.12+submodules+notgz+20210212-1ubuntu1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | php-pear | 1:1.10.16+submodules+notgz-3, 1:1.10.13+submodules+notgz+2022032202-2build1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | php-pear | 0, 1:1.10.13+submodules+notgz+2022032202-2build1 |
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Aug 21, 2017 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5459 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5459 third-party-advisory