CVE - CVE-2009-4488

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-4488	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
DISPUTED Varnish 2.0.6 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. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report, stating that "This is not a security problem in Varnish or any other piece of software which writes a logfile. The real problem is the mistaken belief that you can cat(1) a random logfile to your terminal safely."
References
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BID:37713 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37713 BUGTRAQ:20100110 Nginx, Varnish, Cherokee, thttpd, mini-httpd, WEBrick, Orion, AOLserver, Yaws and Boa log escape sequence injection URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded MISC:http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20091230	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20091230)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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