CVE-2009-4492

Publication date 13 January 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

WEBrick 1.3.1 in Ruby 1.8.6 through patchlevel 383, 1.8.7 through patchlevel 248, 1.8.8dev, 1.9.1 through patchlevel 376, and 1.9.2dev 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
ruby1.8 11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
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 Ignored end of life
ruby1.9 11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1.9.0.5-1ubuntu2
9.10 karmic
Fixed 1.9.0.5-1ubuntu1.2
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 1.9.0.2-9ubuntu1.2
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1.9.0.2-7ubuntu1.3
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
ruby1.9.1 11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

if there is a problem, it is the terminal that has the issue

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-900-1
    • Ruby vulnerabilities
    • 16 February 2010

Other references