CVE-2009-4492

WEBrick 1.3.1 in Ruby 1.8.6 through patchlevel 383, 1.8.7 through patchlevel 248, 1.8.8dev, 1.9.1 through patchlevel 376, and 1.9.2dev 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.

CVSS v2.0

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

15.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile

Published

2010-01-13

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33489

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2009-4491
• CVE-2009-4493
• CVE-2009-4490
• CVE-2009-4494
• CVE-2009-4489
• CVE-2009-4495