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CVE-2009-4494

Exploitation likely. EPSS gives it a 8.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. No fix published yet.

CVSS 2.05.0MediumEPSS percentile95th8.9% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFixNone yetNo fix or workaround published

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

No fixed build or workaround is published yet. Limit exposure and watch for a patch.

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What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS95th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

8.9% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 95th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 6007 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Record updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

And 1 more affected product. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Scored 5.0 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
  • Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
  • Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality PartialSome information is disclosed
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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