CVE-2009-4494 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands or modify files via unsanitized terminal escape sequences in HTTP requests to AOLserver.
- 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-2009-4494?
CVE-2009-4494 is a medium-severity command injection 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
AOLserver 4.5.1 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4494?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aol Aolserver.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4494?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2009-4494 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4494 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mw89-6xvw-v9h3, UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4494.