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CVE-2009-4488

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.12758
Risk score
43.67
CISA KEV
No
PoC
No
Published
2010-01-13
Modified
2025-01-21
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2009-4455, GHSA-XM68-4V8H-H9RF
Products
n/a:n/a n/a
Sources
euvd EUVD-2009-4455

Description

Varnish 2.0.6 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. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report, stating that "This is not a security problem in Varnish or any other piece of software which writes a logfile. The real problem is the mistaken belief that you can cat(1) a random logfile to your terminal safely.

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