CVE-2009-4487

Publication date 13 January 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

nginx 0.7.64 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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
nginx 12.04 LTS precise Ignored
11.10 oneiric Ignored
11.04 natty Ignored
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life, was needed
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

ignored upstream, so ignored by us too.