MEDIUM
Boa 0.94.14rc21 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
Published Jan 13, 2010
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.30%
Description
Boa 0.94.14rc21 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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.30% 0.12304
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12304
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 12.30% (0.12304) | 96.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.98% (0.11982) | 95.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 10.05% (0.10053) | 92.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 7.70% (0.07702) | 91.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 9.09% (0.09094) | 92.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 11.11% (0.11109) | 93.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 21.29% (0.21285) | 95.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 40.20% (0.40199) | 96.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 21.13% (0.21133) | 95.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.40% (0.02395) | 90.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 2.40% (0.02395) | 88.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.54% (0.02535) | 88.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 92.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 91.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 80.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041271.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041274.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041285.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39775 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37718 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1133 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041271.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041274.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041285.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39775 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37718 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1133 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 13, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 30, 2009
Link CVE-2009-4496
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a