UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4488

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-4488
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2009/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4488.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4488
Upstream
Published
2010-01-13T20:30:00Z
Modified
2026-04-22T08:43:40.785675Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - negligible
Summary
[none]
Details

Varnish 2.0.6 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. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report, stating that "This is not a security problem in Varnish or any other piece of software which writes a logfile. The real problem is the mistaken belief that you can cat(1) a random logfile to your terminal safely.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / varnish

Package

Name
varnish
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/varnish@3.0.5-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.4-1ubuntu1
3.0.4-1ubuntu2
3.0.5-1ubuntu2
3.0.5-2
3.0.5-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.5-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libvarnishapi1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.5-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "varnish"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2009/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4488.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / varnish

Package

Name
varnish
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/varnish@4.1.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

4.*
4.0.3-1
4.1.0-1
4.1.0-2
4.1.1-1
4.1.1-1ubuntu0.2
4.1.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libvarnishapi1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "varnish"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2009/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4488.json"