CVE-2008-7319

Published Nov 7, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 6.5% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-7270 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.
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Weaknesses
  • CWE-77

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 12:51 AM
Reserved
Nov 7, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 7, 2017, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:04 PM