Description
Argument injection vulnerability in the ping function in Ping.php in the Net_Ping package before 2.4.5 for PEAR allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via the host parameter. NOTE: this has also been reported as a shell metacharacter problem.
References (13)
Core 13
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01152.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://pear.php.net/package/Net_Ping/download/2.4.5
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://pear.php.net/advisory20091114-01.txt
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://svn.php.net/viewvc/pear/packages/Net_Ping/trunk/Ping.php?r1=274728&r2=290669&pathrev=290669
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01130.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54390
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://blog.pear.php.net/2009/11/14/net_traceroute-and-net_ping-security-advisory/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37093
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3320
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37502
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01044.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1949
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37451
Scores
EPSS
0.0613
EPSS Percentile
92.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (11)
pear/pear
0.1
pear/pear
1.0
pear/pear
1.0.1
pear/pear
2.1
pear/pear
2.2
pear/pear
2.3
pear/pear
2.4
pear/pear
2.4.1
pear/pear
2.4.2
pear/pear
2.4.3
... and 1 more
Published
Nov 29, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026