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SquidGuard Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with SquidGuard and is prone to multiple Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
- A boundary error occurs in 'sgLog.c' while handling overly long URLs with multiple '/' characters while operating in the emergency mode. - Multiple buffer overflow errors occur in 'sg.h.in' and 'sgDiv.c.in' while processing overly long URLs and can be exploited to bypass the URL filter.
Affected Software
Affected Software
SquidGuard version 1.3 and 1.4
Solution
Solution
Apply the referenced patches.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37107
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/53922
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3013
- http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Oct/1023079.html
- http://www.squidguard.org/Downloads/Patches/1.4/Readme.Patch-20091019
- http://www.squidguard.org/Downloads/Patches/1.4/Readme.Patch-20091015