vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-28949: Security patch for php-pear (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 19, 2020 | Jan 8, 2021 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 19, 2020
Added
Jan 8, 2021
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
Archive_Tar through 1.4.10 has :// filename sanitization only to address phar attacks, and thus any other stream-wrapper attack (such as file:// to overwrite files) can still succeed.
Solution
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-php-pear
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