CVE-2009-4111

Public Exploit

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Mail/sendmail.php in the Mail package 1.1.14, 1.2.0b2, and possibly other versions for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $recipients parameter, and possibly other parameters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4023.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.71% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
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://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=16200 exploit vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1938 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/28/2 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37395 vdb entry
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294256

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4111?
CVE-2009-4111 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4111?
To fix CVE-2009-4111, 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-2009-4111 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-4111 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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