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FKIE_CVE-2009-4023

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-11-29 13:07 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:12
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00001.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=16200Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=16200&edit=12&patch=quick-fix&revision=1241757412Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/37410Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/37458
secalert@redhat.comhttp://svn.php.net/viewvc/pear/packages/Mail/trunk/Mail/sendmail.php?r1=243717&r2=280134
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1938
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/8
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37081Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3300Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294256
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54362
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=16200Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=16200&edit=12&patch=quick-fix&revision=1241757412Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/37410Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/37458
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://svn.php.net/viewvc/pear/packages/Mail/trunk/Mail/sendmail.php?r1=243717&r2=280134
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1938
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37081Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3300Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294256
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54362
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pear pear 1.1.14

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