CVE-2009-4490
N/A
Published: January 13, 2010 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMini Httpd
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 10%
Description
mini_httpd 1.19 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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threadedx_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txtQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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