CVE-2009-4489
header.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...
- Published
- Jan 13, 2010
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jan 11, 2010
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 95.4%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
header.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.
Sources
1evilaliv3 · windows · Jan 11, 2010
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