CVE-2009-4024

Argument injection vulnerability in the ping function in Ping.php in the Net_Ping package before...

10.0 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

6.13%Up 2.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2009-4024
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-4024
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-3995 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-3995
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mvh4-xpvg-hf66 No score

Argument injection vulnerability in the ping function in Ping.php in the Net_Ping package before...

Record: GHSA-mvh4-xpvg-hf66
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

pear

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`php-net-ping` Debian:4.0	before 2.4.2-1+etch1, plus listed versions 2.4.1-12.4.1-22.4.2-1	2.4.2-1+etch1
`php-net-ping` Debian:5.0	before 2.4.2-1+lenny1, plus listed versions 2.4.2-12.4.2-1+etch1	2.4.2-1+lenny1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-4024 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Pear, published November 28, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.13%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in php-net-ping 2.4.2-1+etch1.

References

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