CVE-2008-7249

Buffer overflow in Squid Analysis Report Generator (Sarg) 2.2.3.1, and probably later, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP request method in a crafted access.log file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1167.

Published: 2009-12-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-7249 is rated High Risk (68.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.98%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-7249

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.53% 3.98% +0.45%
2 2026-05-21 3.94% 3.53% -0.42%
3 2025-05-23 — 3.94% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-7249

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-7249

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-7249

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-7249 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sarg), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-7249
ubuntu low CVE-2008-7249 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sarg), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 4, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-7249

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-7249

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pedro_lineu_orso sarg 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:sarg:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-7249

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