DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4495

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4495
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4495.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4495
Upstream
Published
2010-01-13T20:30:00Z
Modified
2026-09-11T06:47:31Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Yaws 1.85 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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / yaws

Package

Name
yaws
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/yaws?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.1.1+dfsg-2
2.1.1+dfsg-2.1
2.2.0+dfsg-1
2.2.0+dfsg-2
2.2.0+dfsg-3
2.3.0+dfsg-1
2.3.1+dfsg-1
2.3.1+dfsg-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4495.json"

Debian:13 / yaws

Package

Name
yaws
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/yaws?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.2.0+dfsg-2
2.2.0+dfsg-3
2.3.0+dfsg-1
2.3.1+dfsg-1
2.3.1+dfsg-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4495.json"

Debian:14 / yaws

Package

Name
yaws
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/yaws?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.2.0+dfsg-2
2.2.0+dfsg-3
2.3.0+dfsg-1
2.3.1+dfsg-1
2.3.1+dfsg-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4495.json"