Net::Ping::External up to 0.15 on Perl Argument Shell Metacharacter command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Net::Ping::External up to 0.15 on Perl. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Argument Handler. This manipulation as part of Shell Metacharacter causes command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-7319. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Net::Ping::External up to 0.15 on Perl. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Argument Handler. The manipulation as part of a Shell Metacharacter leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/07/2017. The weakness was disclosed 11/07/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at matthias.sdfeu.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-7319 since 11/07/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104730 (Fedora 25 : perl-Net-Ping-External (2017-c7514691cb)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277047 (Fedora Security Update for perl-Net-Ping-External (FEDORA-2017-69e06543c1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104730). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 104730
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : perl-Net-Ping-External (2017-c7514691cb)
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OpenVAS ID: 61369
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for perl-Net-Ping-External FEDORA-2017-69e06543c1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-c7514691cb
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-7319 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7319
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109177

Entryinfo

Created: 11/08/2017 07:44
Updated: 01/06/2023 14:41
Changes: 11/08/2017 07:44 (71), 12/04/2019 19:37 (3), 01/06/2023 14:41 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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