CVE-2009-4491

Description

thttpd 2.25b0 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.

References

http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded (20100110 Nginx, Varnish, Cherokee, thttpd, mini-httpd, WEBrick, Orion, AOLserver, Yaws and Boa log escape sequence injection) mailing-list

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/13 (20231127 SEC Consult SA-20231122 :: Multiple Vulnerabilities in m-privacy TightGate-Pro) mailing-list

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175949/m-privacy-TightGate-Pro-Code-Execution-Insecure-Permissions.html

cve.org CVE-2009-4491

nvd.nist.gov CVE-2009-4491

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