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TI-2009-04248 Aliases CVE-2009-4487GHSA-94g9-mcw4-f749

nginx 0.7.64 writes data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable characters, which…

Priority MEDIUM 52Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.2682 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:0.7.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.64VulnerableF5
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:0.7.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.64 Vulnerable ·F5

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4487
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-94g9-mcw4-f749

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2009-03392 The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-01799 The ngx_http_parse_chunked function in http/ngx_http_parse.c in nginx 1.3.9 through 1.4.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-00666 The resolver in nginx before 1.8.1 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-06948 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to resource loops, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2009-02513 Buffer underflow in src/http/ngx_http_parse.c in nginx 0.1.0 through 0.5.37, 0.6.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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