CVE-2009-4496 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2010-01-13

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 10.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:boa:boa:0.94.14rc21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10053.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041271.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041274.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041285.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39775
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37718
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1133

History

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Subscriptions

Boa Boa

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-01-13T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:01:20.793Z

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

Link: CVE-2009-4496

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-01-13T20:30:00.640

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

Link: CVE-2009-4496

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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