Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
A security hole was discovered in all versions of the PEAR Installer http://pear.php.net/PEAR
hole found to date in the PEAR Installer, and would allow a malicious package to install files anywhere in the filesystem.
The vulnerability only affects users who are installing an intentionally created package with a malicious intent. Because the package is easily traced to its source, this is most likely to happen if a hacker were to compromise a PEAR channel server and alter a package to install a backdoor. In other words, it must be combined with other exploits to be a problem.
Updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.
Affected
php-pear on Mandriva Linux 2007.0,
Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2007.1,
Mandriva Linux 2007.1/X86_64
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-2519 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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