CVE-2009-4496
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.
- EPSS
- 12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 96% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-20
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- boa:boa
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041271.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041274.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041285.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39775
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded