CVE-2008-7319
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-77
Command Injection
Publication date:
07/11/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Base Score 2.0
10.00
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:net-ping-external_project:net-ping-external:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | 0.15 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://matthias.sdfeu.org/devel/net-ping-external-cmd-injection.patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/07/4
- https://bugs.debian.org/881097
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=33230
- http://matthias.sdfeu.org/devel/net-ping-external-cmd-injection.patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/07/4
- https://bugs.debian.org/881097
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=33230