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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4378-1 (php-pear - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Fariskhi Vidyan discovered that the PEAR Archive_Tar package for handling tar files in PHP is prone to a PHP object injection vulnerability, potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
php-pear on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.10.1+submodules+notgz-9+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your php-pear packages. For the detailed security status of php-pear please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.