CVE-2009-4769
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the tolog function in httpdx 1.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.6b, and 1.5 allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a GET request to the HTTP server component when logging is…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 37.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the tolog function in httpdx 1.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.6b, and 1.5 allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a GET request to the HTTP server component when logging is enabled, and allow (2) remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a PWD command to the FTP server component.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 37.90% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 August 2010
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Affected
- jasper/httpdx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 37.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://osvdb.org/60181
- http://osvdb.org/60182
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7569/entry/modules/exploits/windows/ftp/httpdx_tolog_format.rbExploit
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7569/entry/modules/exploits/windows/http/httpdx_tolog_format.rbExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3312Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/60181
- http://osvdb.org/60182
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7569/entry/modules/exploits/windows/ftp/httpdx_tolog_format.rbExploit
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7569/entry/modules/exploits/windows/http/httpdx_tolog_format.rbExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3312Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.