CVE-2009-4490

medium · 5

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.

CVSS

10.2%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

95th

EPSS percentile

2010-01-13

Published

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
acme	mini_httpd	1.19

Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2009-4490