cve/2009/CVE-2009-4489.md

### [CVE-2009-4489](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4489)
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### Description

header.c in Cherokee before 0.99.32 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt

#### Github
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