CVE-2009-3700
Buffer overflow in sgLog.c in squidGuard 1.3 and 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2009-3700- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2009-3700- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3673 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2009-3673- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pg4r-46vf-5wr2 No score
Buffer overflow in sgLog.c in squidGuard 1.3 and 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
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."
- Record
GHSA-pg4r-46vf-5wr2- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2009-3700- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-3700 No score
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."
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3700- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10562-1 No score
squidGuard-1.4-27.7 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the squidGuard-1.4-27.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10562-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
squidguardDebian:12 |
before 1.2.0-9 | 1.2.0-9 |
squidguardDebian:13 |
before 1.2.0-9 | 1.2.0-9 |
squidguardDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.2.0-8.4+lenny1, plus listed versions 1.2.0-8.4 |
1.2.0-8.4+lenny1 |
squidGuardopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.4-27.7 | 1.4-27.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-3700 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Squidguard, published October 28, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.83%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in squidguard 1.2.0-9.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53921
squidguard.org/Downloads/Patches/1.4/Readme.Patch-20091015
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3013
securitytracker.com/id?1023079
secunia.com/advisories/37107
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osvdb.org/59163
debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2040
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
securityfocus.com/bid/36800
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3700
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pg4r-46vf-5wr2
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3700
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3700