CVE-2009-4488 (GCVE-0-2009-4488)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-01-13 20:00 – Updated: 2025-01-21 16:48 Disputed
VLAI?
Summary
Varnish 2.0.6 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. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report, stating that "This is not a security problem in Varnish or any other piece of software which writes a logfile. The real problem is the mistaken belief that you can cat(1) a random logfile to your terminal safely.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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