CVE-2009-3700

Description

Buffer overflow in sgLog.c in squidGuard 1.3 and 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or loss of blocking functionality) via a long URL with many / (slash) characters, related to "emergency mode."

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.40% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory squidguard.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53921 vdb entry
http://www.squidguard.org/Downloads/Patches/1.4/Readme.Patch-20091015 patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3013 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023079 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/37107 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1043 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/59163 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2040 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36800 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/39679 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507440/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3700?
CVE-2009-3700 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3700?
To fix CVE-2009-3700, 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-2009-3700 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3700 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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