CVE-2011-1072 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in the PEAR installer, specifically versions prior to 1.9.2. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack targeting the package.xml file within various PEAR directories. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a local attack vector with medium attack complexity, resulting in partial integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:pear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:pear:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:pear:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:pear:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:pear:0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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