CVE-2009-4487 (GCVE-0-2009-4487)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-01-13 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:01
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Summary
nginx 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.
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CWE
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2010-01-10 00:00
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