Internet Junkbuster proxy allows unauthorized connections
| internet-junkbuster-unauth-connect (10934) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Internet Junkbuster could allow a remote attacker to use the proxy to make unauthorized connections. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the HTTP CONNECT method to connect to any port on any host that the proxy accesses.
Platforms Affected:
- Junkbusters, Internet Junkbuster 2.0.1
- RedHat, Linux 6.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Junkbuster (2.0.2 or later), which only allows connections from the local host, available from the Internet Junkbuster Web page. See References.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Dec 23 2002 - 04:11:41 CST , junkbuster 2.0-1 proxy relaying spam at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0240.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Feb 11 2003 - 10:50:23 CST, Re: junkbuster 2.0-1 proxy relaying spam VU#150227 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0136.html.
- Internet Junkbuster Web site, The Internet Junkbuster Home Page at http://internet.junkbuster.com/.
- BID-6471: Internet Junkbuster Proxy Unauthorized Connections Vulnerability
Reported:
Dec 23, 2002
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