CVE-2009-4487

NameCVE-2009-4487
Descriptionnginx 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
nginx (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1.6.2-5+deb8u10vulnerable
stretch (security)1.10.3-1+deb9u7vulnerable
stretch (lts), stretch1.10.3-1+deb9u8vulnerable
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)1.14.2-2+deb10u5vulnerable
bullseye (security), bullseye1.18.0-6.1+deb11u3vulnerable
bookworm1.22.1-9vulnerable
sid, trixie1.26.0-3vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
nginxsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

The actual issue is within the broken terminal emulators and needs to be fixed there, see CVE-2009-4487

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