CVE-2024-10224

5.3 MEDIUM
Published: November 19, 2024 Modified: November 03, 2025

Description

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().

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10224
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Exploit Mitigation
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/15
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/17
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/19/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Mitigation

7 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
55th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

debian rschupp