CVE-2009-4769
highpriority · attend · 60EPSS 0.379 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the tolog function in httpdx 1.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.6b, and 1.5 allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a GET request to the HTTP server component when logging is enabled, and allow (2) remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a PWD command to the FTP server component.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (4)
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- exploit/windows/ftp/httpdx_tolog_formatHTTPDX tolog() Function Format String Vulnerabilityweaponized · metasploit
- exploit/windows/http/httpdx_tolog_formatHTTPDX tolog() Function Format String Vulnerabilityweaponized · metasploit
- EDB-16732httpdx - 'tolog()' Format String (Metasploit) (1)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-16794httpdx - 'tolog()' Format String (Metasploit) (2)functional · exploit_db
affected products (6)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (10)
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- http://osvdb.org/60181enisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/60182enisa_euvd
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7569/entry/modules/exploits/windows/ftp/httpdx_tolog_format.rbenisa_euvd
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7569/entry/modules/exploits/windows/http/httpdx_tolog_format.rbenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3312enisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/60181nvd
- http://osvdb.org/60182nvd
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7569/entry/modules/exploits/windows/ftp/httpdx_tolog_format.rbExploitnvd
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