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CVE-2009-4492
Published: Jan 13, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
WEBrick 1.3.1 in Ruby 1.8.6 through patchlevel 383, 1.8.7 through patchlevel 248, 1.8.8dev, 1.9.1 through patchlevel 376, and 1.9.2dev 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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2011:0909
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
37949
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2010-0089
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
RHSA-2011:0908
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt
x_refsource_MISC
37710
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
20100110 Nginx, Varnish, Cherokee, thttpd, mini-httpd, WEBrick, Orion, AOLserver, Yaws and Boa log escape sequence injection
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
1023429
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
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