DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4490

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4490
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4490.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4490
Upstream
Published
2010-01-13T20:30:00Z
Modified
2026-09-22T16:47:25Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / mini-httpd

Package

Name
mini-httpd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mini-httpd?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.30-3
1.30-4
1.30-5
1.30-6
1.30-7
1.30-8
1.30-9
1.30-10
1.30-11
1.30-12
1.30-13
1.30-14
1.30-15
1.30-16
1.30-17
1.30-18

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4490.json"

Debian:13 / mini-httpd

Package

Name
mini-httpd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mini-httpd?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.30-13
1.30-14
1.30-15
1.30-16
1.30-17
1.30-18

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4490.json"

Debian:14 / mini-httpd

Package

Name
mini-httpd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mini-httpd?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.30-13
1.30-14
1.30-15
1.30-16
1.30-17
1.30-18

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4490.json"