Debian DSA-4817-1 : php-pear - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 144483

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the PEAR Archive_Tar package for handling tar files in PHP, potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or overwrite files.

Solution

Upgrade the php-pear packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.10.6+submodules+notgz-1.1+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 144483

File Name: debian_DSA-4817.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/21/2020

Updated: 8/30/2022

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-28949

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php-pear, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/19/2020

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/15/2022

Exploitable With

Metasploit (PEAR Archive_Tar 1.4.10 Arbitrary File Write)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-28948, CVE-2020-28949

DSA: 4817

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