SB2019013101 - Debian update for php-pear
Published: January 31, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019013101
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000888)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data within tar files. A remote attacker can create a tar file with `phar://[path_to_malicious_phar_file]` as path and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.