VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-4024
Argument injection vulnerability in the ping function in Ping.php in the Net_Ping package before 2.4.5 for PEAR allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via the host parameter.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 6.13%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in the ping function in Ping.php in the Net_Ping package before 2.4.5 for PEAR allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via the host parameter. NOTE: this has also been reported as a shell metacharacter problem.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 6.13% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- pear/pear
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://blog.pear.php.net/2009/11/14/net_traceroute-and-net_ping-security-advisory/Patch
- http://pear.php.net/advisory20091114-01.txtVendor Advisory
- http://pear.php.net/package/Net_Ping/download/2.4.5Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37451Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37502
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/pear/packages/Net_Ping/trunk/Ping.php?r1=274728&r2=290669&pathrev=290669
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1949
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37093
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3320Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54390
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01044.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01130.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01152.html
- http://blog.pear.php.net/2009/11/14/net_traceroute-and-net_ping-security-advisory/Patch
- http://pear.php.net/advisory20091114-01.txtVendor Advisory
- http://pear.php.net/package/Net_Ping/download/2.4.5Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37451Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37502
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/pear/packages/Net_Ping/trunk/Ping.php?r1=274728&r2=290669&pathrev=290669
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1949
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37093
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3320Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54390
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01044.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01130.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01152.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.