# CVE-2009-4025: Argument injection vulnerability in the traceroute function in Traceroute.php in the Net\_Traceroute package before 0.21.2 for PEAR allows re

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-11-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Argument injection vulnerability in the traceroute function in Traceroute.php in the Net_Traceroute package before 0.21.2 for PEAR allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via the host parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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## References

- http://pear.php.net/advisory20091114-01.txt
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00998.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-06.xml
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01007.html
- http://pear.php.net/package/Net_Traceroute/download/0.21.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/8
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37497
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37094
- http://blog.pear.php.net/2009/11/14/net_traceroute-and-net_ping-security-advisory/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3321
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37503
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01110.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54391
- http://osvdb.org/60515

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