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CVE-2009-1629

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-05-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

ajaxterm.js in AjaxTerm 0.10 and earlier generates session IDs with predictable random numbers based on certain JavaScript functions, which makes it easier for remote attackers to (1) hijack a session or (2) cause a denial of service (session ID exhaustion) via a brute-force attack.

Affected products

• Antony Lesuisse Ajaxterm: through 0.10; 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9

References

• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052655.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42784
• http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-004.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/11/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503421/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34903
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50464
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052655.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42784
• http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-004.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/11/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503421/100/0/threaded

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