CVE-2009-4488
CRITICALVarnish 2.0.6 - Terminal Emulator Escape Sequence Injection via Log File
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-4488. PoCs published by evilaliv3.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a command injection vulnerability in Varnish by sending a maliciously crafted HTTP request containing an escape sequence that can execute arbitrary commands when processed by the logfile parser.
Description
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.
Exploits (1)
This exploit demonstrates a command injection vulnerability in Varnish by sending a maliciously crafted HTTP request containing an escape sequence that can execute arbitrary commands when processed by the logfile parser.
References (3)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H