CVE-2009-3826 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass URL blocking filters in SquidGuard by exploiting buffer overflows via long URLs, allowing unauthorized access to restricted content.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2009-3826?

CVE-2009-3826 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in squidGuard 1.4 allow remote attackers to bypass intended URL blocking via a long URL, related to (1) the relationship between a certain buffer size in squidGuard and a certain buffer size in Squid and (2) a redirect URL that contains information about the originally requested URL.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3826?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Squidguard Squidguard.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3826?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2009-3826 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3826, GHSA-2vw7-9m84-rphf.

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