CVE-2018-1000888

php-pear: Unsafe deserialization of data in Archive_Tar class

Published Dec 27, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 19.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
PEAR Archive_Tar version 1.4.3 and earlier contains a CWE-502, CWE-915 vulnerability in the Archive_Tar class. There are several file operations with `$v_header['filename']` as parameter (such as file_exists, is_file, is_dir, etc). When extract is called without a specific prefix path, we can trigger unserialization by crafting a tar file with `phar://[path_to_malicious_phar_file]` as path. Object injection can be used to trigger destruct in the loaded PHP classes, e.g. the Archive_Tar class itself. With Archive_Tar object injection, arbitrary file deletion can occur because `@unlink($this->_temp_tarname)` is called. If another class with useful gadget is loaded, it may possible to cause remote code execution that can result in files being deleted or possibly modified. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.4.4.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1674-1 php5 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1685-1 drupal7 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4378-1 php-pear security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3q76-jq6m-573p Archive_Tar contains Potential RCE if filename starts with phar://
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3857-1 PEAR vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 12:47 PM
Reserved
Dec 20, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 28, 2018, 4:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:33 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 28, 2018, 12:00 AM