CVE-2009-4490

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

mini_httpd 1.19 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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Jan 13, 2010
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2009-4490: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix