CVE-2009-4488 Other in n/a
Varnish logs unsanitized HTTP requests, potentially allowing terminal escape sequence injection that could lead to command execution or file modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-4488?
CVE-2009-4488 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Varnish 2.0.6 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. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report, stating that "This is not a security problem in Varnish or any other piece of software which writes a logfile. The real problem is the mistaken belief that you can cat(1) a random logfile to your terminal safely.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4488?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Varnish.projects.linpro Varnish.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4488?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-4488 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4488 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4488, GHSA-xm68-4v8h-h9rf, UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4488.