CVE-2009-4023

N/A Unknown
Published: November 29, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Argument injection vulnerability in the sendmail implementation of the Mail::Send method (Mail/sendmail.php) in the Mail package 1.1.14 for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $from parameter, a different vector than CVE-2009-4111.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=16200
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=16200&edit=12&patch=quick-fix&revision=1241757412
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37410
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37458
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://svn.php.net/viewvc/pear/packages/Mail/trunk/Mail/sendmail.php?r1=243717&r2=280134
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1938
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37081
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3300
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294256
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54362
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=16200
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=16200&edit=12&patch=quick-fix&revision=1241757412
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37410
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37458
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://svn.php.net/viewvc/pear/packages/Mail/trunk/Mail/sendmail.php?r1=243717&r2=280134
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1938
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37081
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3300
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294256
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54362
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.1%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

pear

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