Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 13, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-4487

Description

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.

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Affected products

Nginx/Nginxinferred2 versions
= 0.7.64+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: = 0.7.64
- (no CPE)range: = 0.7.64

Patches

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References

www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txtnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threadednvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/37711nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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