CVE-2009-4495 describes a vulnerability in Yaws 1.85 where unsanitized non-printable characters written to log files could allow remote attackers to manipulate terminal emulator escape sequences. This could lead to window title modification, or potentially arbitrary command execution or file overwrites. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required. While not actively exploited in the wild or on hot lists, an exploit for a similar version (1.55) exists on ExploitDB, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.85CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.