CVE-2009-3700 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in squidGuard versions 1.3 and 1.4, specifically within the sgLog.c component. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service, manifesting as an application hang or loss of blocking functionality, by submitting an excessively long URL containing numerous slash characters. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, but only impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squidguard:squidguard:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squidguard:squidguard:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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