Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 13, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-4496
CVE-2009-4496
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.
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References
8- www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txtnvdExploit
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041271.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041274.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041285.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/39775nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37718nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1133nvd
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