cve-2009-4487
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2010-01-13 20:00
Modified
2024-08-07 07:01
Severity ?
Summary
nginx 0.7.64 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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37711Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txtExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
n/an/a
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