CacheOS could allow an attacker to establish unauthorized TCP connections
| cacheos-unauth-tcp-connection (13307) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CacheOS could allow a remote attacker to use the HTTP proxy to establish unauthorized TCP connections. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP HOST header to establish an unauthorized TCP connection. This vulnerability could be used by the attacker to perform a mail relay.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 6, 2010.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Sep 10 2003 - 12:11:08 CDT: CacheFlow Proxy Abuse (revisited).
- BID-8584: CacheFlow CacheOS HTTP HOST Proxy Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- BlueCoat CacheOS 4.1.10016
Reported:
Sep 10, 2003
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