CVE-2008-1167

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the useragent function in useragent.c in Squid Analysis Report Generator (Sarg) 2.2.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Squid proxy server User-Agent header. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.05% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40970 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=581212
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0749 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28668 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-21.xml vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:079 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29309 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019536 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29323 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489018/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/29500 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28077 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1167?
CVE-2008-1167 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1167?
To fix CVE-2008-1167, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1167 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1167 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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