What is CVE-2009-4491?

CVE-2009-4491 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Acme Thttpd, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2010-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2009-4491?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Acme Thttpd

CVE-2009-4491

thttpd 2.25b0 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 a…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.135 (96.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Acme Thttpd — versions 2.25
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-4491?: CVE-2009-4491 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Acme Thttpd, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2010-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2009-4491?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.