CVE-2009-4489 Information

Description

header.c in Cherokee before 0.99.32 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.

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/37933 http://svn.cherokee-project.com/changeset/3944 http://svn.cherokee-project.com/changeset/3977 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37715 http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0090