CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.05 |
A vulnerability was found in nginx 0.7.64 (Web Server). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Terminal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
nginx 0.7.64 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.
The weakness was presented 01/13/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at ush.it. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-4487. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (55533). See 51545, 51542, 51541 and 51540 for similar entries.
Product
Type
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Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/30/2009 🔍01/11/2010 🔍
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01/13/2010 🔍
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04/26/2011 🔍
03/18/2015 🔍
08/31/2021 🔍
Sources
Advisory: ush.itStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2009-4487 (🔍)
X-Force: 55533
Vulnerability Center: 31177 - nginx 0.7.64 Allows Remote Modification, Arbitrary Files Overwrite or Arbitrary Code Execution, High
SecurityFocus: 37711 - nginx Terminal Escape Sequence in Logs Command Injection Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/31/2021 08:53
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (49), 03/21/2017 11:53 (8), 08/31/2021 08:53 (3)
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