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mini-httpd — security advisory
mini_httpd 1.19 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.
- Products
- mini-httpd
- Affected versions
- 1.19-9.3, 1.19-9.3ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.21-1ubuntu1, 1.23-1, 1.23-1.2, 1.23-1.2build1, 1.23-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.23-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.30-12, 1.30-13, 1.30-14, 1.30-15, 1.30-17, 1.30-17build1, 1.30-18, 1.30-2, 1.30-2build1, 1.30-3, 1.30-5, 1.30-6, 1.30-7, 1.30-8, 1.30-8build1, 1.30-8build2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2009-4490
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:18 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
mini_httpd 1.19 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.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4490
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Complete source record
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