Blue Coat ProxySG Deep Content Inspection CONNECT method security bypass
| proxysg-connect-bypass-security (24446) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ProxySG from Blue Coat could allow a remote attacker to bypass security. Port number restrictions are not properly enforced on the CONNECT method when content inspection rules are defined in a policy. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass policy restrictions and connect to arbitrary ports.
Platforms Affected:
- BlueCoat, ProxySG 4.1.2.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 2008.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- Blue Coat Proxy Appliances Web site, Web Proxy Server Appliances at http://www.bluecoat.com/products/index.html.
- CVE-2006-0578: Blue Coat Proxy Security Gateway OS (SGOS) 4.1.2.1 does not enforce CONNECT rules when using Deep Content Inspection, which allows remote attackers to bypass connection filters.
- OSVDB ID: 22853: Blue Coat ProxySG SGOS HTTP Proxy Arbitrary Port Connection
- SA18622: Blue Coat ProxySG SGOS Two Security Issues
- SECTRACK ID: 1015644: Blue Coat ProxySG Policy Error May Let Remote Users Bypass Default CONNECT Policy Rules
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0401: Blue Coat ProxySG Security Gateway OS Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Feb 01, 2006
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