PT-2010-1349 · Thttpd · Thttpd

Alessandro Tanasi + 5 · Published 2010-01-13 · Updated 2024-07-12 · CVE-2009-4491

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions thttpd version 2.25b0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to potentially modify a window's title or execute arbitrary commands via an HTTP request containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator. This is due to thttpd writing data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable characters.

Recommendations For thttpd version 2.25b0, consider disabling the logging feature to the terminal emulator until a patch is available, and restrict access to the log files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Code Injection

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-4491

Affected Products

Thttpd

References · 9

• 🔥 http://ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/33499 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4491 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4491 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/61345 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/86042 · Telegram Post
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/13 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175949/m-privacy-TightGate-Pro-Code-Execution-Insecure-Permissions.html · Note