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CVE-2008-7319

The Net::Ping::External extension through 0.15 for Perl does not properly sanitize arguments (e.g., invalid hostnames) containing shell met…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.5%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known

The Net::Ping::External extension through 0.15 for Perl does not properly sanitize arguments (e.g., invalid hostnames) containing shell metacharacters before use of backticks in External.pm, allowing for shell command injection and arbitrary command execution if untrusted input is used.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

  • rt.cpan.org /Public/Bug/Display.html?id=33230 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • bugs.debian.org /881097 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/11/07/4 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • matthias.sdfeu.org /devel/net-ping-external-cmd-injection.patch · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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