CVE-2009-4023

Public Exploit

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in the sendmail implementation of the Mail::Send method (Mail/sendmail.php) in the Mail package 1.1.14 for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $from parameter, a different vector than CVE-2009-4111.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.14% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37081 vdb entry patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37458 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/8 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3300 vdb entry patch
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294256
http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=16200&edit=12&patch=quick-fix&revision=1241757412 patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54362 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1938 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37410 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://svn.php.net/viewvc/pear/packages/Mail/trunk/Mail/sendmail.php?r1=243717&r2=280134
http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=16200 exploit patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4023?
CVE-2009-4023 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4023?
To fix CVE-2009-4023, 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-2009-4023 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-4023 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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