Description
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.
Published: 2010-01-13
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 8.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-4456 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.
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Cherokee-project Cherokee
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:01:20.661Z

Reserved: 2009-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-4489

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-01-13T20:30:00.420

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-4489

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