CVE-2009-4024 describes an argument injection vulnerability in the ping function of the Net_Ping package for PEAR, specifically in Ping.php, affecting versions prior to 2.4.5. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by manipulating the host parameter. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pear:pear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pear:pear:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pear:pear:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pear:pear:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pear:pear:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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