CVE-2009-4487

nginx: Absent sanitation of escape sequences in web server log

Published Jan 13, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 26.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
nginx 0.7.64 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-4454 nginx 0.7.64 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.
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:01 AM
Reserved
Dec 30, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 13, 2010, 8:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 10, 2010, 12:00 AM