CVE-2009-4491 describes a critical vulnerability in thttpd 2.25b0 where unsanitized non-printable characters written to log files can be exploited. This allows remote attackers to manipulate terminal emulator escape sequences via HTTP requests, potentially leading to window title modification, arbitrary command execution, or file overwrites. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, posing a high risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-33499), indicating public exploit code, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:acme:thttpd:2.25:b:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.