RCE in Module::scandeps
CVE-2024-10224
Qualys discovered that if unsanitized input was used with the library Modules::ScanDeps, before version 1.36 a local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary shell commands by open()ing a "pesky pipe" (such as passing "commands|" as a filename) or by passing arbitrary strings to eval().
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.090 (95.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.086 · newest: 0.090 · change: +0.004
Affected products
- Module::scandeps — versions 0
- Rschupp Modules\ — versions \
- Rschupp Modules\:\:scandeps
- Debian Linux — versions 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.cve.org/CVERecord (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/rschupp/Module-ScanDeps/security/advisories/GHSA-g597-359q-v529 (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt (Exploit, Mitigation, third-party-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-10224?
- CVE-2024-10224 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Module::scandeps, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-11-19.
- How severe is CVE-2024-10224?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-10224 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.