CVE-2008-7319
The Net::Ping::External extension through 0.15 for Perl does not properly sanitize arguments (e.g...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-7319- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-7319- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-7270 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-7270- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8624-26q6-28m7
The Net::Ping::External extension through 0.15 for Perl does not properly sanitize arguments (e.g...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8624-26q6-28m7- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2008-7319
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2008-7319- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libnet-ping-external-perlUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.13-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-7319 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Net-ping-external Project Net-ping-external, published November 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.53%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=33230
bugs.debian.org/881097
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/07/4
matthias.sdfeu.org/devel/net-ping-external-cmd-injection.patch
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7319
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8624-26q6-28m7
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-7319
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7319