CVE-2011-1072

The installer in PEAR before 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...

3.3 LowFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.48%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

Record: CVE-2011-1072
CVSS 2.0: 3.3 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2011-1072
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-1087 No score

Record: EUVD-2011-1087
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pm7p-73v9-hmx9 No score

The installer in PEAR before 1.9.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...

Record: GHSA-pm7p-73v9-hmx9
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

php pear

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`php5` Debian:6.0	before 5.3.3-7+squeeze8, plus listed versions 5.3.3-75.3.3-7+squeeze15.3.3-7+squeeze25.3.3-7+squeeze35.3.3-7+squeeze55.3.3-7+squeeze65.3.3-7+squeeze7	5.3.3-7+squeeze8
`php-pear` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 1:1.9.4-4.el6	1:1.9.4-4.el6
`php-pear` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 1:1.9.4-4.el6	1:1.9.4-4.el6

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-1072 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Php Pear, published March 3, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in php5 5.3.3-7+squeeze8.

References

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