CVE-2009-4489

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-4489
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-01-13 20:30:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-10 19:49:00 UTC
Descriptionheader.c in Cherokee before 0.99.32 writes data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow remote attackers to modify a window's title, or possibly execute arbitrary commands or overwrite files, via an HTTP request containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cherokee-project Cherokee All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt MISC www.ush.it Exploit
Cherokee Terminal Escape Sequence in Logs Command Injection Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
Site not found · GitHub Pages CONFIRM svn.cherokee-project.com
Site not found · GitHub Pages CONFIRM svn.cherokee-project.com
Cherokee Terminal Escape Sequence Weakness - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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