CVE-2009-4496 (GCVE-0-2009-4496)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-01-13 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Boa 0.94.14rc21 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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://secunia.com/advisories/39775 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37718 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1133 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Date Public
2010-01-10 00:00
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