Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-4492

Potential exploit
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.
Published 2010-01-13 20:30:01
Updated 2023-08-01 18:59:27
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2009-4492

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4492

EPSS FAQ
9.67%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 92 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-4492

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
 NIST

Vendor statements for CVE-2009-4492

  • Red Hat 2010-01-21
    Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-4492 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.

References for CVE-2009-4492

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