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
Published Nov 7, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.19%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.15
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.19% (0.06189) | 93.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.19% (0.06189) | 92.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 7.79% (0.07789) | 91.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.35% (0.04345) | 87.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.37% (0.13373) | 90.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.35% (0.04345) | 88.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 66.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 53.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 47.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 44.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00127) | 46.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00133) | 47.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 62.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00290) | 64.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 63.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 82.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 4, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 81.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 80.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 58.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://matthias.sdfeu.org/devel/net-ping-external-cmd-injection.patch x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/07/4 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/881097 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=33230 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://matthias.sdfeu.org/devel/net-ping-external-cmd-injection.patch | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/07/4 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/881097 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=33230 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
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