{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4494","details":"AOLserver 4.5.1 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.","modified":"2026-04-22T08:43:28.282537Z","published":"2010-01-13T20:30:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2009-4494"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-4494"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4494"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"aolserver4","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/aolserver4@4.5.1-18?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.5.1-18"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"4.5.1-18","binary_name":"aolserver4-core"},{"binary_name":"aolserver4-daemon","binary_version":"4.5.1-18"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2009/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4494.json"}},{"package":{"name":"aolserver4","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/aolserver4@4.5.1-18.1?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.5.1-18.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"aolserver4-core","binary_version":"4.5.1-18.1"},{"binary_name":"aolserver4-daemon","binary_version":"4.5.1-18.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2009/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4494.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"negligible"}]}