CVE-2009-4489
header.c in Cherokee before 0.99.32 writes data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-4489- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-4489- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4456 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4456- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8cwp-32mr-53q5 No score
header.c in Cherokee before 0.99.32 writes data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8cwp-32mr-53q5- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Cherokee 0.99.30 - Terminal Escape Sequence in Logs Command Injection | 2010-01-11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4489 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Cherokee-project Cherokee, published January 13, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.80%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
svn.cherokee-project.com/changeset/3944
secunia.com/advisories/37933
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0090
securityfocus.com/bid/37715
ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4489
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8cwp-32mr-53q5