Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

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.

Affected products

PHP/PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=5.6.0
Oracle Corporation/Solaris
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OpenSUSE/Evergreen
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:evergreen:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OpenSUSE/openSUSE2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00024.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00055.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory

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