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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 12.08% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- boa/boa
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37718
- http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txtExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1133
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37718
- http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txtExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1133
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.