CVE-2008-7319

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.35% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory sdfeu.org Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory cpan.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=33230 third party advisory issue tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/881097 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/07/4 patch mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
http://matthias.sdfeu.org/devel/net-ping-external-cmd-injection.patch patch third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-7319?
CVE-2008-7319 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-7319?
To fix CVE-2008-7319, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-7319 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-7319 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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