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MiracleLinux 4 : php-pear-1.9.4-4.AXS4 (AXSA:2012-73:01)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 283912
Synopsis
The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2012-73:01 advisory.PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. This package contains the basic PEAR components.
Security issues fixed with this release:
CVE-2011-1072 The installer in PEAR before 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the package.xml file, related to the (1) download_dir, (2) cache_dir, (3) tmp_dir, and (4) pear-build- download directories, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2519.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected php-pear package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 283912
File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2012-73.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/14/2026
Updated: 1/14/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Low
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Temporal Score: 2.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-1072
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:php-pear, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:4
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/6/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/28/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-1072