CVE-2009-4494

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-4494
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
DescriptionAOLserver 4.5.1 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 Aol Aolserver 4.5.1 All All All
Application Aol Aolserver 4.5.1 All All All

References

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www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt MISC www.ush.it Exploit
AOLServer Terminal Escape Sequence in Logs Command Injection Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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