Detections
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CVE-2009-4489
critical
Description
header.c in Cherokee before 0.99.32 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
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2009-4456
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0090
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37715
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded
http://svn.cherokee-project.com/changeset/3977