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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…
Medium5.0EPSS 12.4%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.4% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- FEDORA-2010-7640 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-7645 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 39775 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 37718 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1133 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-7599 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 20100110 Nginx, Varnish, Cherokee, thttpd, mini-httpd, WEBrick, Orion, AOLserver, Yaws and Boa log escape sequence injection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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