6.8

CVE-2009-4487: f5 nginx

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-4487
Published 13-01-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-4487 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in f5 nginx. EPSS estimates a 29.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
29.52%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 13-01-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

nginx 0.7.64 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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

29.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 29.52% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
29.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (ush.it)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleVerified

    Nginx 0.7.64 - Terminal Escape Sequence in Logs Command Injection

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • nginxAll versions (No fix recorded)
F51 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links